Monokate ar soloprojektet av den ukrainska sangerskan, kompositoren och folkloristen Kateryna Pavlenko (fodd 1988, Nizhyn), mest kand som frontfigur i elektrofolk-bandet Go_A, som representerade Ukraina i Eurovision 2021 med 'Shum' och slutade i topp fem. Medan Go_A blandar ukrainska folkmusiktraditioner med elektroniska beats ror sig Monokate i en annan riktning - alternativ indiepop med en cinematisk och personlig kansla. Debatalbumet Polovina mene (Half of Me) slapptes i november 2025.
Monokate held her first large-scale solo concert at Origin Stage in Kyiv on 10 April 2026.
Monokate performed a showcase at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in Groningen, joined on stage by members of SLOW PILOT.
Monokate released her debut album Polovina mene (Half of Me), presented live at Atlas Club in Kyiv on 1 November 2025.
Monokate released the single 'Paxnesh', the first track from her debut album.
Pavlenko competed as Monokate in Ukraine's Vidbir 2026 national Eurovision selection with the song 'TYT', finishing sixth out of ten.
