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Dave Ball, 1 half of synth pop band Soft Cell, dies

Dave Ball of Soft Cell, Band Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66

Dave Ball, a producer and 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.

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Dave Ball, the electronic musician who founded influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell and ‘90s techno group The Grid, died on October 22 at the age of 66.

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David Ball, Half of Groundbreaking Eighties Synth-Pop Duo Soft Cell, Dead at 66

David Ball, Soft Cell's synthesizer who founded the new wave band in 1981 alongside Marc Almond, died in his sleep at 66.

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Half of hitmaking 80s duo dies weeks after performing in wheelchair

Soft Cell's second single, “Tainted Love” topped the charts in the U.K. and 17 countries around the world and was certified as Britain’s best-selling single of 1981.

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‘80s hitmaker dead at 66, weeks after playing concert in wheelchair

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 died in his sleep of natural causes, weeks after performing a concert in a wheelchair.