Magnolian

Dulguun Bayasgalan, better known under his stage name Magnolian is a Mongolian indie folk artist and singer-songwriter. He sings in both Mongolian and English and describes himself as a crooner.^[1]

Magnolian
Background information
Birth name	Dulguun Bayasgalan
Origin	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Genres	Indie folk
Years active	2014–present
Labels	AntiFragile Music
Website	magnolianmusic.com

On Spotify, Magnolian is the second most-streamed Mongolian artist after The Hu.^[2]

Biography

Dulguun was born as the son of Bayasgalan Danzandorj, one of the billionaires in Mongolia and the founder of the Bodi Group. He has been playing guitar since the age of twelve and began composing songs of his own when he was a teen. In 2014, he chose the stage name Magnolian (a pun based on the similarity of the words "Mongolia" and "magnolia") to avoid being confused with another Mongolian artist who had the same name, Dulguun.^[3]

Magnolian's career in music began in 2015 when he performed as the only solo act at Mongolia's largest music festival, Playtime. Soon after this performance he released his first EP Famous Men. 2016 marked Mangolian's first performance abroad, in South Korea. In 2017, he performed at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.^[4] Magnolian's discography features significantly in Hideo Kojima's 2025 video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, including an original song written specifically for the game, "Woods".^[5]