Pavlenko was born on August 10, 1988, in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, (at the time it was the Ukrainian SSR) a city north-east of the capital Kyiv.

[2] During her time at school she studied singing and was encouraged by her teachers to become an opera singer, however she realised she wanted to become a rock musician.

[3] Pavlenko has directed multiple folk ensembles, including the veterans choir in Berezan, Kyiv Oblast.

[4] On August 24 2023, Pavlenko, under the pseudonym Monokate, released "Vorozhyla", a soundtrack to the Ukrainian action drama film Dovbush, in which she also played the role of a Carpathian molfar.

In the final, they won both the jury and televote which meant they would represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2020[7] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was cancelled.