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 Tuttugu þingmenn mættu ekki á þingfund Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Þriggja leitað vegna stunguárásar í miðbænum Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Lögreglan lýsir eftir Kristínu Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs 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 Tuttugu þingmenn mættu ekki á þingfund Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Þriggja leitað vegna stunguárásar í miðbænum Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Lögreglan lýsir eftir Kristínu Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent