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 Aron Can heill á húfi Innlent Epstein-skjölin og Trump: Eitthvað virðist rotið í Danaveldi Erlent Hundurinn gerði vart um mann sem stóð og starði inn Innlent Ísraelskur ráðherra kynnir áform um þjóðernishreinsun á Gasa Erlent Ólíðandi að fá sektir aftur og aftur Innlent „Sorglega lítið eftir“ þegar sundkappinn var stöðvaður Innlent Tónleikar stöðvaðir vegna veikinda Arons Can Innlent Ljóst að stjórnarandstaðan græddi ekki á „kjarnorkuákvæðinu“ Innlent Hægt nokkuð á virkninni frá því í gærmorgun Innlent Svona vindmyllur vill ráðherra fá samþykktar ofan Gilsfjarðar 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 Aron Can heill á húfi Innlent Epstein-skjölin og Trump: Eitthvað virðist rotið í Danaveldi Erlent Hundurinn gerði vart um mann sem stóð og starði inn Innlent Ísraelskur ráðherra kynnir áform um þjóðernishreinsun á Gasa Erlent Ólíðandi að fá sektir aftur og aftur Innlent „Sorglega lítið eftir“ þegar sundkappinn var stöðvaður Innlent Tónleikar stöðvaðir vegna veikinda Arons Can Innlent Ljóst að stjórnarandstaðan græddi ekki á „kjarnorkuákvæðinu“ Innlent Hægt nokkuð á virkninni frá því í gærmorgun Innlent Svona vindmyllur vill ráðherra fá samþykktar ofan Gilsfjarðar Innlent