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I first stumbled upon The Bayan Mongol Variety Group over at Waxidermy many years ago.

Tumurbaatar Khaidav was the singer and artistic director of the band. He was born in Ulaanbaatar in 1950, the son of Gongor Khaidav – who was a famous actor and opera single in Mongolia. He would go on to graduate at the Mongolian State Conservatory and Lviv National Music Academy [Source]. He formed The Bayan Mongol Variety Group in 1974. They released their first single the same year on the Mongolian State label Монгол Аялгуу which was manufactured and distributed by Мелодия.

According to his Wikipedia page, he was also a member of Soyol-Erdene at some point but I have not been able to verify that information. There is no mention on him on either the English or the Russian Wikipedia pages for that band. Also according to his Wikipedia page, he named his son Bayanmongol and his daughter Soyol-Erdene. 

The Dutch label The Everland Music Group reissued The Bayan Mongol Variety Group’s first and only album which you can find HERE. The Austrian label EBALUNGA!!! also reissued The Bayan Mongol Variety Group’s album which you can find HERE. For some reason, neither of the reissues use the original album artwork. Both labels have reissued the first Soyol-Erdene album as well.

Catalog number С92-07452 on Монгол Аялгуу of Mongolia, released 1976.