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 Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent „Þetta verður ekki auðvelt“ Erlent Reynst erfitt að laga tvígreiðsluvillu en gefast ekki upp Innlent Tveir unnu tæpar 80 milljónir hvor Innlent Þúsund sinnum sterkara en morfín og erfitt að þekkja Innlent Átta ára sæmd heiðursmerki fyrir að bjarga lífi móður sinnar Innlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Handtekinn fyrir að fara á forboðna eyju Erlent
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 Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent „Þetta verður ekki auðvelt“ Erlent Reynst erfitt að laga tvígreiðsluvillu en gefast ekki upp Innlent Tveir unnu tæpar 80 milljónir hvor Innlent Þúsund sinnum sterkara en morfín og erfitt að þekkja Innlent Átta ára sæmd heiðursmerki fyrir að bjarga lífi móður sinnar Innlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Handtekinn fyrir að fara á forboðna eyju Erlent