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David Ball, instrumentalist of Soft Cell and a key player for "Tainted Love," died on Oct. 22, 2025, at age 66.

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died aged 66. He has been hailed as a "wonderfully brilliant musical genius" by his bandmate Marc ...

Ball’s death was confirmed by the band on Thursday, with a statement from Almond, 68, saying he wished his musical partner, ...

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Dave Ball, best known for his work in the band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66, his bandmate Marc Almond has announced.

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to ...

Music legend Johnny Marr has announced a tour date in Manchester which will become his biggest ever solo show to date. The musician, who found fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths, ...

Soft Cell’s Dave Ball, a pioneer of British synth-pop and one half of the duo behind Tainted Love, has died at the age of 66, days after completing the band’s final album Danceteria.

Dave Ball, one half of pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age 66. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at ...

Marc Almond has issued a tribute after Soft Cell bandmate Dave Ball died aged 66. A statement on the Southport -born musician ...