Dave Ball, who has died aged 66, was the keyboards man in Soft Cell, the synthpop duo who took the early Eighties pop scene ...

"I can take solace that he heard this finished record and felt it was a great piece of work," singer writes of longtime ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23, PEOPLE confirmed that Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball died at the age of 66. His bandmate Marc Almond ...

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

Almond, who is gay, and Ball, who was straight, formed Soft Cell in 1978. After releasing an EP and several fledgling singles ...

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

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 health problems started with an incident where he fell down the stairs at his South London-based residence three years ...

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, ...

Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.”  Almond announced his musical partner’s death Thursday.

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

One half of the influential synth-pop duo, Ball was a techno pioneer and “wonderfully brilliant musical genius,” says his ...