Miss Monique

Miss Monique
Miss Monique at Tomorrowland in July 2022
Miss Monique at Tomorrowland in July 2022
Background information
Born
Olesia Arkusha[1]
(1992-05-05) 5 May 1992
Ukraine
Genres
Occupation
  • DJ
LabelsSiona Records

Olesia Arkusha[2] (Ukrainian: Олеся Аркуша; born May 5, 1992), known professionally as Miss Monique, is a Ukrainian DJ, producer and owner of Siona Records. She became known in the electronic music world due to the creation of the YouTube channels "Mind Games" and "MiMo Weekly", but also due to releases on labels such as Tomorrowland Music, Armada, Drumcode and Black Hole Recordings, as well as remixes for David Guetta, Moby and Madonna. In June 2025, she launched her debut Hï Ibiza residency.

Biography

Born in Kirovograd (named Kropyvnytskyi since 2016) in central Ukraine, Miss Monique moved to Kyiv with her family aged 8, and began frequenting clubs there from the age of 16.[3]

After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, Miss Monique and her family spent the first two weeks living in a basement in Kyiv, sleeping in cars. They had to flee to Vinnytsia in early March, and a few days later out of the country.[4]: 2:00:02–2:03:06 She described the Russian attack on her country as 'hell', and 'the hardest experience of my life'.[4]: 2:03:06 Miss Monique currently lives in Portugal.

Career

Miss Monique found her vocation at the beginning of the 2010s. Based in Kyiv, she gradually made a name for herself on the progressive house scene, becoming one of the most recognised DJs in Eastern Europe, as well as being considered the most recognised female progressive house artist in Europe.[5][6][7] In 2014 she began a collaboration with the label Freegrant Music.[8] The tracks released on this label were recognised by some of the world's major DJs, in particular Armin van Buuren.[9] She soon began performing internationally and is one of the 20 most popular Ukrainian pop stars,[10] with her hit "Way of the Wind" ranked the 14th best progressive house song of the year in 2021.[11]

Miss Monique's musical style centres on progressive house, which overlaps considerably with melodic techno.[3] She is known for her livestreaming content production, with her Youtube videos routinely reaching views in the millions, with some reaching up to 24 million.[6][7] Her green-dyed hair remains a distinctive feature in her performances.[12]

In 2022 Miss Monique remixed Sied van Riel's "Rush", which became the most-sold progressive house track on Beatport that year.[13] Further notable remixes include "Sorry" by BLOND:ISH featuring Madonna, "I Don’t Wanna Wait" for David Guetta and One Republic, and "Ringo" by Lufthaus, Robbie Williams’s dance project.[14][15][16] She has also released a series of singles of her own: "Subterranean" with Avira and Luna (Armada), "Nomacita" with Genesi and Carl Bee (Aeterna); "Look At You" (Interstellar / Insomniac Records), "Magnet" and "Bloom At Night" (Tomorrowland Music), "Is Anyone There?" with HERTZ & Jantine (Siona Records), "Rain" with Poppy Baskcomb (Three Six Zero) and "City Boy" (Drumcode).

Miss Monique founded her own label Siona Records in 2019, to release her own music as well as spotlighting emerging talent. Conceiving of it as a platform for young artists to showcase innovative sounds, she is able to support Ukrainian producers by using the platform every March to highlight their work.[3][17] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she and her label have stopped supporting and working with Russian artists.[4]: 2:04:02–2:05:47 In 2024, Miss Monique signed Siona Records to Above Board Distribution, part of Sony Music's The Orchard.[18]

In 2024 Miss Monique won the Breakthrough Artist award at the DJ Awards- the first occurrence of the awards after a four year hiatus. In 2025 Miss Monique was nominated for a DJ Award, in the Progressive/ Melodic House category,[19][20] and entered DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll for the first time at 75.[21]

Excerpt from "Concorde" by Miss Monique, performed at the Montreal Biosphere in October 2022[22]

Performances

In October 2022, Miss Monique performed during the Cercle Festival at the Montreal Biosphere, where she premiered her new single "Concorde".[23] She has performed with artists including David Guetta, at Coachella, Ultra Miami, EDC Vegas,[24][25][26] and the main stages of many electronic festivals. In 2024, Miss Monique made her debut on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix[27], and in 2025 she hosted a 13-week residency in the Club Room at Hï Ibiza, the world's number one nightclub,[28][29] and performed at the following events: Tomorrowland’s Main Stage, Sziget Festival, Awakenings Festival, Mysteryland and in front of Paris’ Louvre Museum for France Music Week.[30][31][32][33]

  • Miss Monique, Tomorrowland, 2025

Discography

Singles

  • 2015: No Fear
  • 2016: Colors In Your Eyes
  • 2016: I Need U — with Max Freegrant
  • 2016: Why — with Max Freegrant
  • 2018: Tran
  • 2018: Means To An End — with Thea Riley
  • 2019: No Way
  • 2019: Stranger Things — with Max Freegrant
  • 2019: The One — with Cherry (UA)
  • 2019: About Us — with Helen&Boys
  • 2019: Helios / Eros
  • 2019: Timelapse
  • 2020: Behind the Mirror / Ceibo
  • 2020: Dark Forest
  • 2020: Bombay
  • 2020: Silent — with Pavel Khvaleev & Avis Vox
  • 2020: City Nights, City Lights
  • 2020: Andromeda / Emerald — with Two Are
  • 2021: Rider — with Pavel Khvaleev & PARAFRAME
  • 2021: Raindrop
  • 2021: Valhalla — with Sean & Dee
  • 2021: Don’t Come Back (feat. JOSEFINA) — with Nahue Sintes
  • 2021: Train of Thought
  • 2021: Way Of The Wind
  • 2021: Loona
  • 2021: Land of Sunshine / Out of Sight
  • 2021: Eclipse — with Anima
  • 2022: Hideaway (feat. Vania) — with The Alexsander
  • 2022: Elamy
  • 2022: All I Got / Four Hills
  • 2022: Into My Arms
  • 2022: Plato — with Cherry (UA)
  • 2022: Biosphère
  • 2022: Electric — with ASHER SWISSA & SANDHAUS
  • 2023: Concorde
  • 2023: Molfar / Tiama
  • 2023: City Boy
  • 2023: Rebirth / The Connection
  • 2023: Subterranean — with AVIRA & LUNA
  • 2023: The Morning After — with Paul Thomas
  • 2024: Veselka
  • 2024: Bloom At Night
  • 2024: Look At You
  • 2024: Every Breath — with braev
  • 2024: Feeling So Real 2024 (Edit) — with Moby
  • 2025: Nomacita — with GENESI & Carl Bee
  • 2025: Million Miles Away — with P.O.U & Susie Ledge
  • 2025: Magnet
  • 2025: Is Anyone There? — with HRRTZ & Jantine
  • 2025: Rain — with Poppy Baskcomb
  • 2025: Rollin' — with Glowal
  • 2025: Lost On A Dancefloor — with Glowal

Remixes

  • 2020: My Own Time (Miss Monique Remix) - Darin Epsilon & Alice Rose
  • 2021: All Alone (Miss Monique Remix) - Alexandros Djkevingr, Greg Ignatovich, James Tristan
  • 2021: Yang (Miss Monique Remix) - Paul Thomas & Fuenka
  • 2021: The Parallel (Miss Monique Remix) - Morttagua
  • 2022: Rush (Miss Monique Remix) - Sied Van Riel
  • 2023: Sorry (with Madonna) [Miss Monique Remix] - BLOND:ISH, Darmon, Eran Hersh, Madonna
  • 2023: Ringo (Miss Monique Remix) - Lufthaus
  • 2024: I Don’t Wanna Wait (Miss Monique Remix) - David Guetta & OneRepublic
  • 2025: Beautiful People (Miss Monique Remix) - David Guetta & Sia

References

  1. ^"Stream Miss Monique music. SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^"About". Miss Monique. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ abc"Miss Monique: green light". DJ Mag. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. ^ abc"Miss Monique at the Biosphere Museum, in Montreal, Canada for Cercle – with interview". Cercle. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^"Feature: Miss Monique [Interview + Premiere]". Progressive Astronaut. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ ab"Miss Monique: 'I'm very happy to produce something together". electronicgroove.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ ab"Interview: Miss Monique". deeptechminimal. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ^"miss monique age, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  9. ^"EG.869 Miss Monique". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ^"TOP 20 Ukrainian artists on Facebook". Karabas Live (in Russian). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ^Hunter, Luke (10 May 2021). "The 15 Best Progressive House Tracks Of April 2021". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ^"The international DJ who fled Ukraine and will donate part of her shows to her country". barilocheopina.com (in Spanish). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  13. ^"Miss Monique". Framework. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  14. ^"Darmon, Eran Hersh, BLOND:ISH, Madonna, Miss Monique - Sorry (with Madonna) (Miss Monique Remix) [Insomniac Records] | Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  15. ^Dov, Yotam (25 May 2024). "Miss Monique remixes David Guetta & OneRepublic 'I Don't Wanna Wait'". We Rave You. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  16. ^"Lufthaus - Ringo". Armada Music. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  17. ^"Miss Monique's Siona Records Salutes Ukrainian Artists Through March | EDM Identity". 25 March 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  18. ^Gogovski, Metodi (31 October 2024). "Moby & Miss Monique reimagine "Feeling So Real"". Rave Jungle. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  19. ^Bain, Katie (3 October 2024). "Black Coffee, Chase & Status & Fisher Lead 2024 DJ Awards Winners". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  20. ^Bain, Katie (21 August 2025). "The DJ Awards' 2025 Nominees & New Categories Announced: Here's the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  21. ^"Miss Monique | Top 100 DJs 2025 | DJMag.com". DJ Mag. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  22. ^"Miss Monique sort 'Concorde' sur Cercle Music" [Miss Monique releases 'Concorde' on Cercle Music]. Guettapen (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Miss Monique mixes Techno sounds with Trance and Progressive influences and stands out for the quality of her productions. She has just released her title 'Concorde' on Cercle Records. This title was produced especially for the Cercle Festival, which was unfortunately forced to cancel its second day due to a storm.
  23. ^"Cercle to Bring Miss Monique to Montreal for Upcoming Performance | EDM Identity". 27 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  24. ^"Lineup". EDC Las Vegas 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  25. ^Mancino, Mark (23 April 2024). "Miss Monique Drops "Look At You" on Interstellar Recordings — DJ Life Magazine". DJ Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  26. ^"Miss Monique". miamimusicweek.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  27. ^Dov, Yotam (8 February 2024). "Miss Monique set to make her BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix debut". We Rave You. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  28. ^"Miss Monique announces Hï Ibiza 2025 residency". DJ Mag. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  29. ^"The World's 100 Best Clubs - Nightlife Association". www.nightlifeinternational.org. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  30. ^"Sziget 2025 Lineup". #SZIGET2026 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  31. ^"Miss Monique - Live At Tomorrowland 2025 (W2 Day 3 - Freedom Stage) - Download Or Listen". www.edmliveset.com. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  32. ^"Miss Monique". Awakenings. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  33. ^"Fête de la Musique Concert – Closing the France Music Week". FMW. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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