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 Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum 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 Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent