Ukrainian singer Kateryna Pavlenko, known under the pseudonym Monokate and as the former frontwoman of the band Go_A, has announced a temporary suspension of her active concert activities. The artist is facing health issues that have required a radical revision of her work schedule and the provision of maximum rest. According to the performer, her current physical condition rules out frequent travel and trips, which is why all performances scheduled for October have been officially postponed.
Background of the Monokate Solo Project
Kateryna Pavlenko’s solo musical project dates back to the period before the singer achieved international recognition as part of the Go_A band. The artist had been writing her own music for a long time, but a busy tour schedule and preparations for large-scale performances prevented her from dedicating enough time to her solo career. The official stage debut of the Monokate project took place in 2025 at the Atlas Festival in Kyiv, where the singer presented her new creative experiments at the intersection of electronics, trip-hop, rock, pop music, and authentic folklore motifs to the public.
New Schedule and Future Plans
According to the published information, the new dates for the postponed concerts will be announced later, with the performances tentatively scheduled for March 2027. The singer herself notes that she hopes for a speedy recovery, but right now her regimen requires strict conservation of energy and minimization of travel. Kateryna Pavlenko has decided to channel this forced tour break into a creative direction: she plans to spend more time in the recording studio to finish working on accumulated musical compositions and explore opportunities for new creative collaborations.
Context of the Artistic Journey
Kateryna Pavlenko gained widespread popularity as the vocalist of the Go_A band, with which she won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. In 2021, the band represented Ukraine on the international stage with the song SHUM, which won the hearts of millions of listeners worldwide and took a respectable fifth place in the contest's grand finale. Now, developing her solo project Monokate, the artist continues to remain one of the brightest and most distinctive figures on the modern Ukrainian music scene.
