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 Ekkert ólöglegt né óalgengt við uppsafnað orlof Innlent Rússar sækja fram og ná Niu-York undir sitt vald Erlent Lést af völdum voðaskots á gæsaveiðum Innlent Ekki allir sammála því að ekki eigi að lækka vexti Innlent Íbúð í Grafarvogi á floti í sjóðandi vatni Innlent Komu í veg fyrir stórtjón þegar eldur kviknaði á Siglufirði Innlent Skaftárhlaup líklega að hefjast Innlent Fengu ábendingu um Guðlaug, Halldór og Svedda Tönn Innlent Ekki ráðlegt að drekka orku eða neyta einnar fæðutegundar Innlent Íslendingar eyða og eyða þrátt fyrir verðbólgu og háa vexti 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 Ekkert ólöglegt né óalgengt við uppsafnað orlof Innlent Rússar sækja fram og ná Niu-York undir sitt vald Erlent Lést af völdum voðaskots á gæsaveiðum Innlent Ekki allir sammála því að ekki eigi að lækka vexti Innlent Íbúð í Grafarvogi á floti í sjóðandi vatni Innlent Komu í veg fyrir stórtjón þegar eldur kviknaði á Siglufirði Innlent Skaftárhlaup líklega að hefjast Innlent Fengu ábendingu um Guðlaug, Halldór og Svedda Tönn Innlent Ekki ráðlegt að drekka orku eða neyta einnar fæðutegundar Innlent Íslendingar eyða og eyða þrátt fyrir verðbólgu og háa vexti Innlent