| Batzorig Vaanchig | |
| Native Name: | Батзориг Ваанчиг |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Zag, Bayankhongor, Mongolia |
| Nationality: | Mongolian |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Known For: | Throat singing |
| Notable Works: | "Ode To Chinggis Khaan" |
| Children: | Khangal Vaanchig, Maral Vaanchig |
Batzorig Vaanchig (Mongolian: Батзориг Ваанчиг; born August 3, 1977) is a Mongolian throat singer. 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] The video has a total of 21 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. Batzorig is also part of a musical band called Khusugtun. In 2020, Batzorig posted a video of his throat singing with his daughter, Maral Vaanchig. The video also became famous as it reached almost 5 million views.[3]
In August 2023, Batzorig performed his throat singing on CNN to Richard Quest in Ulaanbaatar, during Quest's visit in Mongolia.[4]