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Infobox musical artist | name = Wayne Toups| image = Waynetoups.jpg| alt = Wayne Toups singing into the microphone and playing the accordion.| caption = Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun at 2008 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles.| image_size = 250| background = solo_singer| years_active = 1985& ndash;present| birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|10|2| origin = Crowley, Louisiana , USA | instrument = Cajun accordion | genre = Cajun music|Cajun , Zydeco | occupation = Musician , accordionist , singer | label = Mercury Records cite web | title=Wayne Toups Is Back To His Roots|date=September 25, 2009|url= http://www.gueydantoday.com/content/wayne-toups-back-his-roots|accessdate=2009-10-08| associated_acts = Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun| website = http://waynetoups.net/ Wayne Toups (born October 2, 1958 in Crowley, Louisiana ) is one of the most commercially successful United States|American Cajun singer s.cite web | title = Wayne Toups| publisher =Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture| date = November 8, 2000| url = http://www.cajunculture.com/People/toupswayne.htm| accessdate = 2007-02-06 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061205015555/ http://cajunculture.com/People/toupswayne.htm |archivedate = 2006-12-05 He is also a songwriter .
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Wayne Toups was born into a family of rice farmers in Crowley, Louisiana . He first picked up an accordion when he was 13 and quickly began winning local accordion contests. Toups has combined his love of Cajun music , rock, R& B, and zydeco into a genre he calls Zydecajun. He sings in both English and French.cite web | last =Simpson | first =David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Wayne Toups and Zydecajun | work = | publisher = Louisiana State University at Eunice | date = January 5, 2003 | url = http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/toups.htm | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-06
Toups released his first album, Wayne Toups and the Crowley Aces in Europe in the early 1970s.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Wayne Toups | work = | publisher =Museum of the Gulf Coast | date = | url = http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/Content/Personalities/Music_Legends/Wayne_Toups | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-06 Toups began gaining popularity in the United States around 1984 in music|1984 when he began performing at local festivals such as the Festivals Acadiens in Lafayette, Louisiana . In 1987 in music|1987 he released his first album, Zydecajun . The Cajun French Music Association's awarded him their "Song of the Year" Award in 1990 for his song "Late in Life." Three of his songs, including wedding favorite "Take My Hand", were featured in the movie Dirty Rice , and some of his work is also featured on the soundtracks for the movie Steel Magnolias and the television show "Broken Badges".cite web | last =Winter | first =Rose of Sharon | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Wayne Toups:Biography | work = | publisher =Allmusic | date = | url = http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Wayne%20Toups:1927000583:page=biography | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-06 He has recorded for the major record labels Polygram and Mercury. His 1995 release, Back to the Bayou became the fastest-selling record ever for the independent Louisiana label Swallow Records.
Besides playing his own music, Toups has been featured playing the accordion on singles for many country music stars. He appears on the Mark Chesnutt Number One hits "Gonna Get a Life" and " It Sure Is Monday ", on Clay Walker 's "Live Laugh Love", and Alan Jackson 's " Little Bitty ." He has also played with Sammy Kershaw , George Jones , Mark Wills , Garth Brooks , and Ty England .cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Living Legends: Wayne Toups | work = | publisher = The Acadian Museum in Erath, Louisiana | date = | url = http://www.acadianmuseum.com/legends.php? viewID=148 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-06
Toups is known for wearing bright tropical shirts during his performances. He has toured in over twenty-six countries, including in South America , Canada , Europe and the Far East. He has appeared on MTV and on the 1990 Super Bowl telecast. He has many relatives in the Texas / Louisiana area.cite web|title=Wayne Toups - The Zydecajun|url= http://musicmaven.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/wayne-toups-the-zydecajun/|accessdate=2010-07-29
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