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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ 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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent