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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Breski sundkappinn kominn í land og lofsyngur Íslendinga Innlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Uppfæra ekki fríverslunarsamning og banna tvo ráðherra Innlent Féll af baki íslensks hests og fær engar skaðabætur 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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Breski sundkappinn kominn í land og lofsyngur Íslendinga Innlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Uppfæra ekki fríverslunarsamning og banna tvo ráðherra Innlent Féll af baki íslensks hests og fær engar skaðabætur Innlent