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 Simmi lýsir áralöngu umsáturseinelti: Sat um hann í bílakjallara Innlent Styttan tekin niður eftir harðar deilur um klúran barm Erlent Gefur sig fram fimmtíu árum eftir bankarán í Kópavogi Innlent Gufunesmálið: „Þetta átti aldrei að fara svona“ Innlent Íslendingur grunaður um heimilisofbeldi handtekinn í Grikklandi Innlent Hvarf fyrir tæpum þrjátíu árum og fannst í hopandi jökli Erlent Sálfræðingar rukka hátt í 26 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjarlægði nöfnin strax: „Ætlumst ekki til neins af þessu fólki“ Innlent Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Öryggismyndavélar í svefnherberginu og fyrsta útgáfa af Lolitu á skrifstofunni 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 Simmi lýsir áralöngu umsáturseinelti: Sat um hann í bílakjallara Innlent Styttan tekin niður eftir harðar deilur um klúran barm Erlent Gefur sig fram fimmtíu árum eftir bankarán í Kópavogi Innlent Gufunesmálið: „Þetta átti aldrei að fara svona“ Innlent Íslendingur grunaður um heimilisofbeldi handtekinn í Grikklandi Innlent Hvarf fyrir tæpum þrjátíu árum og fannst í hopandi jökli Erlent Sálfræðingar rukka hátt í 26 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjarlægði nöfnin strax: „Ætlumst ekki til neins af þessu fólki“ Innlent Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Öryggismyndavélar í svefnherberginu og fyrsta útgáfa af Lolitu á skrifstofunni Erlent