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 Tveir reyndust í skotti bíls Innlent „Ef hann hefði verið einn þá hefði þetta getað farið miklu verr“ Innlent Fannst hann þvingaður til að afsala sér hundinum Innlent Harður þriggja bíla árekstur á Suðurlandsvegi Innlent „Þegar hægrið fær að ráða ferðinni óheft og án alls taumhalds fer illa“ Innlent Mótmælendur hindruðu för lögreglubíls í forgangsakstri Innlent Málningu kastað og ryskingar við sendiráðið Innlent Af hverju er barnið mitt alltaf að segja Skibidi toilet? Innlent Svandís og Guðmundur Ingi nýir leiðtogar Vinstri grænna Innlent Erfitt að setja tölu á hve margir vilji stjórnarslit 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 Tveir reyndust í skotti bíls Innlent „Ef hann hefði verið einn þá hefði þetta getað farið miklu verr“ Innlent Fannst hann þvingaður til að afsala sér hundinum Innlent Harður þriggja bíla árekstur á Suðurlandsvegi Innlent „Þegar hægrið fær að ráða ferðinni óheft og án alls taumhalds fer illa“ Innlent Mótmælendur hindruðu för lögreglubíls í forgangsakstri Innlent Málningu kastað og ryskingar við sendiráðið Innlent Af hverju er barnið mitt alltaf að segja Skibidi toilet? Innlent Svandís og Guðmundur Ingi nýir leiðtogar Vinstri grænna Innlent Erfitt að setja tölu á hve margir vilji stjórnarslit Innlent