Guillaume-Emmanuel de Homem-Christo was born on February 8, 1974 (42) in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Homem-Christo stated that he was given a toy guitar and a keyboard at the age of seven. He was later given an electric guitar when he was 14. Homem-Christo met Thomas Bangalter at the Lycée secondary school in Paris. The two created the band Daft Punk after getting a negative review. Homem-Christo was credited for creating the logo for the group.