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Batzorig Vaanchig
Batzorig Vaanchig (Mongolian: Батзориг Ваанчиг; born August 3, 1977) is a Mongolian musician. He first garnered attention for a video of him singing "Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal" (In Praise of Genghis Khan) on top of a mountain in Mongolia. He later sang more Mongolian folk songs using his throat singing skills. Batzorig was born in 1977 in Zag, Mongolia.[1] In 2014, he started throat singing on YouTube. He uploaded a video of him singing "Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal", a Mongolian folk song, on top of a mountain in Bayanhongor, Mongolia, whilst playing a morin khuur.[2][3] The video has a total of 25 million views as of 2024. Also in 2014, Batzorig made a cameo in the Netflix series Marco Polo, as a throat singing musician in a military camp.[4] Batzorig is also part of the folk ensemble Khusugtun. In 2020, Batzorig posted a video of his throat singing with his daughter, Maral Batzorig. The video also became famous as it reached almost 5 million views.[5] On December 4th, 2022, he released his only solo album "The Great Chinggis Khaan."[6] In August 2023, Batzorig performed his throat singing on CNN to Richard Quest in Ulaanbaatar, during Quest's visit in Mongolia.[7] References
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