Darlin' disbanded after around six months, having produced four songs and played two gigs. Bangalter described the project as "pretty average".[6] Brancowitz pursued music with another band, Phoenix.[6] Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers.[citation needed] The name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' in Melody Maker by Dave Jennings,[7] who dubbed their music "a daft punky thrash".[8] The band found the review amusing.[2] Homem-Christo said, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and [this name] happened so quickly."[9]

A Daft Punk medley was played at the 2017 Bastille Day parade by a French military band, in front of French President Emmanuel Macron and his many guests, who included a bemused US President Donald Trump.[149][150] Baicalellia daftpunka, a species of flatworm, was named after Daft Punk in 2018 because part of the organism resembles a helmet.[151]

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