騰格爾以演唱蒙古民族歌曲而在中國大陸成名。1993年，騰格爾組建蒼狼樂隊，自己成為樂隊的主唱。著名歌曲有《蒙古人》、《天堂》等膾炙人口的草原風格的流行歌曲。騰格爾並為多部熱播的中國大陸電視劇創作並演唱主題曲，如《康熙帝國》、《神探狄仁傑》等。在文藝界，騰格爾多次獲得「模範標兵」的稱號。

騰格爾曾不只一次的在電視節目受訪時表示，鄧麗君是他在流行音樂上的啟蒙老師，而且也是他一輩子的偶像。當年騰格爾還是天津音樂學院的學生，聽到了鄧麗君的歌聲後，不禁著迷且愛上了她。他以及他身邊的一幫男同學都愛聽鄧麗君的歌曲。但在當時鄧麗君的歌曲被封為『靡靡之音』，是被政府禁的，所以騰格爾曾為了偷聽鄧麗君的歌，挨了校方一個處分，但這並沒有影響他對鄧麗君的崇拜與喜愛。騰格爾在成名後，上節目提到這段往事，他說鄧麗君不僅是一位傑出的歌唱家，還是一個文化符號，她的歌觸動並解放了我們心中柔軟的那一部分。

Tengger became famous in mainland China for singing Mongolian folk songs. In 1993, Tengger formed the Wolf Band and became the lead singer of the band himself. Famous songs include popular songs such as "Mongolian" and "Paradise". Tengger also created and sang theme songs for many popular Chinese TV dramas, such as "Kangxi Empire" and "Detective Di Renjie". In the literary and art circles, Tengger has repeatedly won the title of "model paradigm".

Tengger once said in a TV program interview that Teresa Teng is his enlightenment teacher in popular music, and he is also an idol of his life. When Tengger was a student of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, after hearing the voice of Teresa Teng, he couldn’t help but be fascinated and fell in love with her. He and a group of male students around him love to listen to Teresa Teng's songs. However, at the time, Teresa Teng’s song was banned as "Sound of Voice" and was banned by the government. Therefore, Tengger had slandered the song of Teresa Teng and took a punishment from the school, but this did not affect his worship of Teresa Teng. favorite. After Tengger became famous, he mentioned the past in the program. He said that Teresa Teng is not only an outstanding singer, but also a cultural symbol. Her song touched and liberated the soft part of