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 Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Jafnast ekki út að vera með annan fótinn í hrauni og hinn í ís Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent Bein útsending: Heilbrigðisstarfsfólk grillar frambjóðendur 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 Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Jafnast ekki út að vera með annan fótinn í hrauni og hinn í ís Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent Bein útsending: Heilbrigðisstarfsfólk grillar frambjóðendur Innlent