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Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond ...

Outside of their time in the studio, Soft Cell continued to perform. They took the stage at the Rewind Festival in August. The duo also had a few concerts in North America. And during that time, Ball ...

A musician behind one of the biggest hits of the 1980s is dead at age 66. Dave Ball, one-half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died Wednesday, according to bandmate Marc Almond. The BBC reports Ball ...

Dave Ball, 66, died from unknown causes on October 22, 2025. The musician was a part of Soft Cell with Marc Almond. The latter additionally confirmed the record producer’s death on Instagram. Both ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. Ball, who had been battling health issues in recent years, ...

Marc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell band mate Dave Ball, who died Wednesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball’s death.

Dave Ball, a producer and one half of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, whose 1981 single "Tainted Love" became one of the defining hits of the new wave era, has died at his home in London. He was ...