Bubbi Morthens Turns 50 6. júní 2006 13:58 Bubbi Morthens og Utangarðsmenn á æfingu Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens turned 50 years old today, and will celebrate his birthday with a sold-out concert tonight in Laugardalshöll. Morthens first arrived in the Icelandic music world as a part of punk rock acts such as Utangarðsmenn and Egó. After this period, he turned to a troubador style of playing, with many of his most celebrated songs narrating working class life. Today, Morthens is an Icelandic Idol judge, a spokesperson for a car rental company, and has sold over five hundred of his songs to insurance company Sjóvá, yet still finds time to keep making albums. His concert tonight is a retrospective of his greatest hits, which have in many ways influenced the shape modern Icelandic music has taken today. News News in English Reykjavik.com Mest lesið Ekkja hins látna: „Hann var enginn barnaperri“ Innlent „Tesla er ekki málið til að standa í svona“ Innlent „Unglingadrykkjan virðist vera orðin norm“ Innlent Trump gerir aðför að stjórn Seðlabankans Erlent Alvarlegt hversu mörg börn skorti samkennd Innlent Ísland gat ekki gert losunarmarkmið ESB að sínu Innlent „Ég segi bara að þögn er sama og samþykki“ Innlent Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn aftur orðinn stærstur í borginni Innlent Ríkið braut á konu með því að láta mál hennar fyrnast Innlent „Ég er fimmtíu kíló, ég get ekki stoppað hann“ Innlent
Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens turned 50 years old today, and will celebrate his birthday with a sold-out concert tonight in Laugardalshöll. Morthens first arrived in the Icelandic music world as a part of punk rock acts such as Utangarðsmenn and Egó. After this period, he turned to a troubador style of playing, with many of his most celebrated songs narrating working class life. Today, Morthens is an Icelandic Idol judge, a spokesperson for a car rental company, and has sold over five hundred of his songs to insurance company Sjóvá, yet still finds time to keep making albums. His concert tonight is a retrospective of his greatest hits, which have in many ways influenced the shape modern Icelandic music has taken today.
News News in English Reykjavik.com Mest lesið Ekkja hins látna: „Hann var enginn barnaperri“ Innlent „Tesla er ekki málið til að standa í svona“ Innlent „Unglingadrykkjan virðist vera orðin norm“ Innlent Trump gerir aðför að stjórn Seðlabankans Erlent Alvarlegt hversu mörg börn skorti samkennd Innlent Ísland gat ekki gert losunarmarkmið ESB að sínu Innlent „Ég segi bara að þögn er sama og samþykki“ Innlent Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn aftur orðinn stærstur í borginni Innlent Ríkið braut á konu með því að láta mál hennar fyrnast Innlent „Ég er fimmtíu kíló, ég get ekki stoppað hann“ Innlent