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 Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Minnst þrettán látnir og tuttugu barna saknað eftir flóð í Texas Erlent Sósíalistum bolað úr Bolholti Innlent „Þá fylgir það börnum í gegnum skólakerfið og út í samfélagið“ Innlent Inga mundaði skófluna við Sóltún Innlent Nýtt bankaráð Seðlabankans skipað Innlent Sambýliskonan sem sá allt og bróðirinn sem þekkti ekki fjölskylduna Innlent Skellt upp úr í þingsal þegar ráðherra reyndi að mynda hjarta Innlent Sýknaður af kæru Samtakanna 78 um hatursorðræðu 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 Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Minnst þrettán látnir og tuttugu barna saknað eftir flóð í Texas Erlent Sósíalistum bolað úr Bolholti Innlent „Þá fylgir það börnum í gegnum skólakerfið og út í samfélagið“ Innlent Inga mundaði skófluna við Sóltún Innlent Nýtt bankaráð Seðlabankans skipað Innlent Sambýliskonan sem sá allt og bróðirinn sem þekkti ekki fjölskylduna Innlent Skellt upp úr í þingsal þegar ráðherra reyndi að mynda hjarta Innlent Sýknaður af kæru Samtakanna 78 um hatursorðræðu Innlent