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 Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent Mikill viðbúnaður vegna eftirfarar á Sæbraut Innlent Reiða fram rúma milljón fyrir Jakub Innlent Allt að sautján stiga hiti í dag Veður Telja Múmínlundinn klárt brot á höfundarétti Innlent Málið rannsakað sem tilraun til manndráps Innlent Steini frá Straumnesi látinn 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 Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent Mikill viðbúnaður vegna eftirfarar á Sæbraut Innlent Reiða fram rúma milljón fyrir Jakub Innlent Allt að sautján stiga hiti í dag Veður Telja Múmínlundinn klárt brot á höfundarétti Innlent Málið rannsakað sem tilraun til manndráps Innlent Steini frá Straumnesi látinn Innlent