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Best known for their country-inflected brand of folk rock and their rich, multi-layered vocal harmonies, the Montreal-based band Beau Dommage was created in 1974 as an offshoot of the drama troupe La Quenouille Bleue. Its original lineup consisted of founding members Pierre Huet, Robert Léger, and Michel Rivard, plus multi-instrumentalist Pierre Bertrand, keyboardist Marie Michèle Desrosiers, and drummer Réal Desrosiers. They made their official recording debut not long after forming with their 1974 eponymous album, whose record-breaking sales earned them two nominations for Group of the Year and Best-Selling Album at the 1976 Juno Awards. Over the next few years, Beau Dommage cut three more LPs for Capitol Records—Où Est Passée la Noce? (1975), Passagers (1977), and Un Autre Jour Arrive en Ville... (1977)—and continued to tour throughout Canada and Europe before disbanding for the first time in 1978. Even though they reconvened in 1984 for a couple of shows at the Montreal Forum (captured in the live albums Au Forum de Montreal Vol. 1 & 2), Beau Dommage wouldn't reunite again until 1994, surprising their fans with a second self-titled studio album that won Album of the Year and Best-Selling Album at the 1995 ADISQ Gala. This success was followed closely by 1995's Rideau, which took home the Felix award for Album of the Year in 1996. Subsequently, Beau Dommage's contributions to Quebecois culture were recognized in 2009 with a Medal of Honor from Quebec's National Assembly and later in 2013 with a series of postage stamps depicting its members.
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