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 Dó fjórum árum eftir að hún hvarf Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Kom verðmætum fyrir í röngum bíl sem hvarf á brott Innlent Mestu virkjanaframkvæmdir í sögu Grænlands framundan Erlent Stærsti skjálftinn við Öskju frá ársbyrjun 2022 Innlent Baráttan hafin á TikTok: Traktor í Skeifunni, kaldar kveðjur og endurkoma Innlent Missti stjórn á bílnum þegar klæðingin umvafði dekkin Innlent Trump vann öll sveifluríkin Erlent Stöðvun megi rekja til klúðurs og skorts á fjármagni Innlent Hætta sem sáttasemjarar í deilu Ísraela og Hamas Fréttir
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 Dó fjórum árum eftir að hún hvarf Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Kom verðmætum fyrir í röngum bíl sem hvarf á brott Innlent Mestu virkjanaframkvæmdir í sögu Grænlands framundan Erlent Stærsti skjálftinn við Öskju frá ársbyrjun 2022 Innlent Baráttan hafin á TikTok: Traktor í Skeifunni, kaldar kveðjur og endurkoma Innlent Missti stjórn á bílnum þegar klæðingin umvafði dekkin Innlent Trump vann öll sveifluríkin Erlent Stöðvun megi rekja til klúðurs og skorts á fjármagni Innlent Hætta sem sáttasemjarar í deilu Ísraela og Hamas Fréttir