At the St. Petersburg Musician of 2010 Award MONOLIZA was named ”the Opening of the Year”. In addition, the singer of the group Elizaveta Kostyagina was nominated the Best Rock Vocalist of the Year. MONOLIZA is a bright phenomenon combining classic rock culture traditions with elements from different styles and contemporary music genres. The conceptual foundation of the band's creativity can be found in Kostyagina's philosophical lyrics which organically add to the drive of the whole group.

In 2009, the group released its debut album STEREOVYHODka, which was recorded in cooperation with several famous musicians, such as M. Teben'kov (Surganova i Orkestr, Yelena Vaenga), and A. Lyubchik (Zveri). They also became one of the finalists at the famous St. Petersburg rock festival Okna Otkroi.

In January 2010, a song from the debut album, Mechta, was taken to the playlist of  MAXIMUM radio station as part of the project Test Drive. At the same time, a music video of the same song was released. In July 2010, MONOLIZA became one of the finalists at the 5th open rock festival Muzyka novogo pokoleniya. From 1st September 2010, Mechta was played at the Mayak radio station.

Since 1st October 2010 the group's songs have been constantly played by Nashe Radio and MAXIMUM radio stations. As a result, the group has been invited to perform in various festivals and concerts not only in Russia but also in Ukraine and Belarus.