Soft Cell’s breakthrough came with the release of Tainted Love, a cover of a track by northern soul artist Gloria Jones.

Dave Ball, Soft Cell's synthesizer player who founded the New Wave band in 1981 alongside Marc Almond, died in his sleep at 66.

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

Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died.

ICONIC musician Dave Ball has died aged 66. The synth player and producer was best known as one half of popular 80s band Soft ...

Soft Cell star Dave Ball, praised as a “wonderfully brilliant musical genius” by his bandmate Marc Almond, has died aged 66.

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Soft Cell star Dave Ball has been praised as a “wonderfully brilliant musical genius” by his bandmate Marc Almond, following ...

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