Birth name Christopher Ardoin Website ChrisArdoin.com Parents Lawrence Ardoin | Role Singer Name Chris Ardoin | |
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Born April 7, 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-04-07 ) Albums Unleashed, Headliner, Zydeko Fever, Alter Ego, Sweat, V.I.P., M.V.P., Back Home, Lick It Up, That's da Lick Grandparents Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin Similar People Keith Frank, Sean Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, Geno Delafose, Scott Billington | ||
Occupation(s) singer and musician | ||
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Chris Ardoin (born April 7, 1981 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the young artists that helped form nouveau zydeco, a new style of music that fused traditional zydeco with various styles including hip-hop, reggae and R&B.
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He was a child prodigy belonging to a musical dynasty (his father was Lawrence Ardoin and his grandfather was Bois Sec Ardoin). His older brother is Gospel zydeco artist Sean Ardoin. He started with the accordion at the age of two and grew up listening to zydeco only for the most part until he was in his teens. When he was just ten, with a help from his father Lawrence, he formed the Double Clutchin' zydeco band with his elder brother Sean Ardoin on drums.
In 1994, the band released their debut album That's Da Lick on the Maison de Soul label. Though it was Sean who handled all the vocals and songwriting, the album was credited to Chris as they considered putting younger Chris in front would draw more attention to the band. Chris came more into the center of the spotlight in the follow-up effort Lick It Up! released a year later, sharing vocals and songwriting duties with Sean. Sean left the band after releasing the album Turn the Page in 1997 to concentrate on his solo career.
In 2005, Chris changed the band name from Double Clutchin' to NuStep, and released Sweat, the first album under the new name. M.V.P. followed in 2006, V.I.P in 2008, Alter Ego in 2009, and Headliner in 2010.