Furtak was born on 12 September 1982 in
Zielona Góra. She is of
Lemko origin. As a child, Misia Furtak studied violin, piano, and flute. She moved to Denmark and studied at
Testrup Højskole where she met her bandmates Thomas Pettit and
Olivier Heim. They first lived in
Copenhagen, where they shared a room, and later moved to
Maastricht and
Amsterdam. Misia studied a Master's Programme Media Culture at
Maastricht University. After having lived in the
Netherlands and
Denmark, Furtak returned to Poland where in June 2010, her and
Très.b signed to
Pomaton EMI and their debut called
The Other Hand was released 21 September 2010. The album was recorded in
Warsaw at Studio 333 and was mixed in New York City by
Victor Van Vugt, who has worked with acts like
PJ Harvey,
Nick Cave and
Depeche Mode. It was well received, and in May 2011 the band was awarded a
Fryderyk for Best Debut Album of the Year. In December 2011, it was announced that the band was ready to record a new album and finance it through
crowdfunding. In February 2012, the band recorded with Michał Kupicz (Indigo Tree, Enchanted Hunters). They recorded everything live, so the whole recording process only took 6 days. The band used unusual ideas to promote the release, e.g. the title was announced in a set of riddles and the first single, before the official radio premiere, was streamed by a local espresso bar where fans could hear it with a set of headphones attached to the wall, after they received gps coordinates to find the location. In January 2013 the album was awarded with the prestigious
Paszport Polityki. Misia (Ff) Furtak is also known for her cooperation with a Polish band
Dr.No, with the most recent release being a single called "Disarray". This track will be featured on the upcoming
Polskie Radio Program III compilation
Offensywa vol.4. Their earlier recording was a tribute to Polish poet
Stanisław Wyspiański and was featured on a special compilation released by Polish Radio. She released a digital only EP
40 Winks, on streaming platforms. She has also made appearances on albums by
Lucky Fonz III, Envotion, and Bajzel. Furtak was also a member of the trip-hop band called Glorybox. in the period 2002–2003. She recently recorded a track with
Maciej Werk for his new album
Songs That Make Sense featuring a.o
Mark Lanegan,
Chris Olley or
Poogie Bell. Their duet "Summer of love", is the first single promoting the album. Her list of favourite/inspiring songs, prepared for a radio interview in January 2011 included works by
Bob Dylan,
David Bowie,
The Smiths,
Lou Reed and
John Cale,
PJ Harvey,
Radiohead,
The National and
Local Natives. In October 2013 she released her first EP as Misia Ff. She holds a master's degree in
media culture from
Maastricht University and works with the Polish public radio channel
RDC. She plays a shortscale bass guitar in the shape of a
monarch butterfly. == Awards ==