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 Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent
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 Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent