The song was written at the beginning of the ‘Chansonniers’ movement in Quebec when a troupe of actors, writers and singers, Les Bozos (Jean-Pierre Ferland, Clémence DesRochers, Claude Léveillée, Raymond Lévesque and Hervé Brousseau), were performing in their own venue, Quebec’s first ‘boîte à chanson.’ The need to vary the intimate theatre’s comedy and musical fare was the push Ferland needed to start writing songs. Les Bozos, named after a Félix Leclerc song, remained active for a year, and left a deep imprint on Quebec culture as stage pioneers.

Besides Félix Leclerc, Céline Dion also adopted Ton Visage as one of her favourite songs, performing it on several occasions.