Batzorig Vaanchig
Batzorig Vaanchig is a Mongolian musician. He first garnered attention for a video of him singing "Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal" on top of a mountain in Mongolia.
Career
In 2014, Batzorig started uploading videos of him throat singing onto YouTube. 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, went viral and now has over 35 million views as of 2026. Also in 2014, Batzorig made a cameo in the Netflix series Marco Polo, as a throat singing musician in a military camp. Batzorig is also part of the folk ensemble Khusugtun. In 2020, Batzorig posted a video of his throat singing with his daughter, Maral Vaanchig. The video also gained fame, reaching almost 5 million views. On December 4, 2022, he released his only solo album "The Great Chinggis Khaan."In August 2023, Batzorig performed his throat singing on CNN to Richard Quest in Ulaanbaatar, during Quest's visit in Mongolia.
In April 2025, Batzorig collaborated with the streamer iShowSpeed during his visit to Mongolia. He performed for the streamer at the Chinggis Khaan National Museum in Ulaanbaatar. He was sponsored by Paradox Interactive to create the soundtrack to the Crusader Kings III DLC, Khans of the Steppe.