Kateryna Pavlenko
Kateryna Anatoliivna Pavlenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Анатоліївна Павленко; born 10 August 1988, Nizhyn, Ukraine), also known as Monokate (Монокейт), is a Ukrainian singer, folklorist, composer and soloist of the Go_A band.
Kateryna Anatoliivna Pavlenko | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pavlenko in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | Катерина Анатоліївна Павленко |
| Also known as | Monokate |
| Born | 10 August 1988
(aged 37) Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Biography
Early life
Pavlenko was born on 10 August 1988 in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region. Her mother is a former soldier. She was raised by her grandparents.[1]
Due to bad living conditions, Pavlenko developed a lung disease. As a teenager, she underwent many surgeries, including surgery to remove a lung tumour. After that, she could not sing in the traditional way (called "white voice") anymore. "The sound is not formed in my lungs or bronchi, because there is not much space there, but somewhere here (points to the back of the head). This is especially true of high notes", she said.[2]
Education
During her school years, Pavlenko studied at the Nizhyn Music School in the vocal and choral department. She sang in the children's choir "Shine". She studied piano and guitar. According to Pavlenko, teachers guided her to pursue opera singing in the future.[2]
In 2009 she graduated from the Nizhyn School of Culture and Arts named after Maria Zankovetska[3] with a degree in folk choir conductor (faculty - folk choir).
During her studies at the school, Pavlenko was a member of several local rock bands, such as "Contours of Shadows" and "My spirit".
Between 2009 and 2013 Pavlenko studied at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts at the Faculty of Music (specialization "Folklore").
During her student years, Pavlenko directed the ensemble "Vytynanka"[4] and sang in the ensemble "Queen" (KNUKiM).[5][6]
Pavlenko studied the folklore of the left-bank Kyiv region (Baryshiv district, Berezani suburbs, etc.).[7] She was interested in the folklore of Chornobyl Polissya.[8]
With Go_A
Discography
As Monokate
Singles
- "Kolyada" (2012)
- "Vesnyanka" (2015)
- "Shchedryy vechir" (with Katya Chilly) (2017)
- "Rano-ranenko" (2019)
- "Solovey" (2020)
- "Dobrym lyudyam na zdorovya" (2020)
- "Shum" (2021)
- "Kalyna" (2022)
- "Rusalochki" (2023)
- "Vorozhyla" (2023)
- "Dumala" (2023)
- "Krip" (2024)
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "More" («Море») (Igor Kirilenko featuring Monokate) |
2021 | 111111111111111111111111111111 |
Studio albums
- Idy na zvuk (2016)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MonoKate | Herself | Television documentary by Suspilne |
| 2023 | Dovbush («Довбуш») | Carpathian molfar |
Kateryna Pavlenko Media
Go_A performing "Shum" in Rotterdam at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
References
- ↑ No Title (in uk) (2020-06-11)ProUA. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 No Title (in uk, en) (2021-05-19)Suspilne News. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title (in uk). nukim.org.ua. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title. YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title. fmm.knukim.edu.ua. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title (in uk). YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title (in uk). www.unian.ua. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ No Title (in uk). esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
Other websites
Media related to Kateryna Pavlenko at Wikimedia Commons