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 Íslendingur í Bandaríkjunum: „Þetta er mjög óþægileg staða“ Erlent Fær þyngri dóm fyrir að nauðga konu, taka það upp og senda henni Innlent Rússar notuðu Brasilíu sem njósnaraverksmiðju Erlent Ákærður fyrir að ráðast á leigubílstjóra Innlent Svona verður Sæbraut í stokki Innlent Græddu á hjólinu í fyrra og vilja endurtaka leikinn Innlent Einn lést í brunanum á Hjarðarhaga Innlent Súkkulaði sviðakjammar rjúka út á Selfossi Innlent Mál hættulegra fyrrverandi fanga endi alltaf eins Innlent Alvarlega særður en ekki í lífshættu eftir árás í Úlfarsárdal 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 Íslendingur í Bandaríkjunum: „Þetta er mjög óþægileg staða“ Erlent Fær þyngri dóm fyrir að nauðga konu, taka það upp og senda henni Innlent Rússar notuðu Brasilíu sem njósnaraverksmiðju Erlent Ákærður fyrir að ráðast á leigubílstjóra Innlent Svona verður Sæbraut í stokki Innlent Græddu á hjólinu í fyrra og vilja endurtaka leikinn Innlent Einn lést í brunanum á Hjarðarhaga Innlent Súkkulaði sviðakjammar rjúka út á Selfossi Innlent Mál hættulegra fyrrverandi fanga endi alltaf eins Innlent Alvarlega særður en ekki í lífshættu eftir árás í Úlfarsárdal Innlent