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Line 19: ==Biography== 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. He has combined [[Cajun music]], [[zydeco]], [[R&B]], and [[rock music\|rock]] into a genre he calls '''Zydecajun'''. He sings in both English and Cajun.<ref name="simpson">{{cite web\|last=Simpson\|first =David\|title=Wayne Toups and Zydecajun\|publisher=Louisiana State University at Eunice\|date=January 5, 2003\|url=http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/toups.htm\|accessdate=2007-02-06\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416072316/http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/toups.htm\|archivedate=April 16, 2007\|df=}}</ref> Toups released his first album, ''Wayne Toups and the Crowley Aces'' in Europe in the late 1970s.<ref name="gulf">{{cite web\|title=Wayne Toups\|publisher=Museum of the Gulf Coast\|url=http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/Content/Personalities/Music_Legends/Wayne_Toups\|accessdate=2007-02-06}}</ref> He 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 [[1986 in music\|1986]] he released his first album, ''Zydecajun''. The Cajun French Music Association's awarded him their "Song of the Year" Award in 1991 for his song "Late in Life." Three of his songs, including wedding favorite "Take My Hand", were featured in the movie ''Dirty Rice'',<ref name="simpson"/> and some of his work is also featured on the soundtracks for the movie ''Steel Magnolias'' and the television show "Broken Badges".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Winter\|first=Rose of Sharon\|title=Wayne Toups:Biography\|publisher=Allmusic\|url=http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Wayne%20Toups:1927000583:page=biography\|accessdate=2007-02-06}}</ref> He has recorded for the major record labels Mercury/Polygram<ref name="cajun"/> and Mercury. His 1995 release, ''Back to the Bayou'' became the fastest-selling record ever for the independent Louisiana label Swallow Records.<ref name="gulf"/>