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 Tveggja barna foreldrar verða undanþegnir tekjuskatti Erlent „Barnið mitt dó á ykkar vakt“ Innlent Nemendur gangi ítrekað í skrokk á kennurum Innlent „Stutt síðan að þeir voru í aðgerðum og ollu þar miklu tjóni“ Innlent Sundabrú minnir á helsta kennileiti Norður-Noregs Innlent Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent „Málið er fast“ Innlent Louvre-safni lokað vegna ráns Erlent Sagður bjóða frið í skiptum fyrir Donetsk Erlent Eitt flug á áætlun á verkfallstíma 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 Tveggja barna foreldrar verða undanþegnir tekjuskatti Erlent „Barnið mitt dó á ykkar vakt“ Innlent Nemendur gangi ítrekað í skrokk á kennurum Innlent „Stutt síðan að þeir voru í aðgerðum og ollu þar miklu tjóni“ Innlent Sundabrú minnir á helsta kennileiti Norður-Noregs Innlent Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent „Málið er fast“ Innlent Louvre-safni lokað vegna ráns Erlent Sagður bjóða frið í skiptum fyrir Donetsk Erlent Eitt flug á áætlun á verkfallstíma Innlent