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Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Alongside singer Marc Almond ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known for his work in the iconic synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died ...

Dave Ball, a producer and half of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, whose 1981 single “Tainted Love” became one of the ...

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

Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering synthpop duo Soft Cell, has passed away. Soft Cell’s Instagram account confirms that ...

Dave Ball, one half of the iconic electronic pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66, the band has confirmed in a ...

Synth-pop musician Dave Ball, who was one half of the popular 1980s band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66.

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, ...

English producer and electronic musician Dave Ball passed away at the age of 66 on October 22, 2025, at his home in London.

Marc Almond confirmed in a statement on Thursday, October 23, that Dave Ball died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 66 in London.