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 „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent TikTok hólpið í bili Erlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent Það sem við vitum og vitum ekki um manndrápið hrottalega Innlent Sólrún fundin á Spáni Innlent Hætta við uppbygginguna vegna „neikvæðrar umræðu“ Innlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið 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 „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent TikTok hólpið í bili Erlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent Það sem við vitum og vitum ekki um manndrápið hrottalega Innlent Sólrún fundin á Spáni Innlent Hætta við uppbygginguna vegna „neikvæðrar umræðu“ Innlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið Innlent