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 Sárnar hvernig fjölskyldunni bárust tíðindin hörmulegu Innlent Nafn stúlkunnar sem lést Innlent Eyða ekki tíma í að eltast við sögusagnir Innlent Bjarni segir brottvísunina standa Innlent Banaslys á byggingarsvæði í Árborg Innlent Lífvarðaþjónustan segist meðvituð um tíst Musk um Biden og Harris Erlent „Ég er nauðgari eins og hinir mennirnir hér inni“ Erlent Telur litlar líkur á að Yazan verði vísað úr landi Innlent Bjóst ekki við því að þurfa á svartri vinnu að halda í ellinni Innlent Finnum sérstaklega til þegar börn eigi í hlut 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 Sárnar hvernig fjölskyldunni bárust tíðindin hörmulegu Innlent Nafn stúlkunnar sem lést Innlent Eyða ekki tíma í að eltast við sögusagnir Innlent Bjarni segir brottvísunina standa Innlent Banaslys á byggingarsvæði í Árborg Innlent Lífvarðaþjónustan segist meðvituð um tíst Musk um Biden og Harris Erlent „Ég er nauðgari eins og hinir mennirnir hér inni“ Erlent Telur litlar líkur á að Yazan verði vísað úr landi Innlent Bjóst ekki við því að þurfa á svartri vinnu að halda í ellinni Innlent Finnum sérstaklega til þegar börn eigi í hlut Innlent