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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marc Almond has led the tributes to Soft Cell's Dave Ball, who has died aged 66 in London on October 22nd. He passed away in ...

Dave Ball, one half of the trailblazing synth-pop duo Soft Cell, most famous for their 1980s cover of 'Tainted Love,' has ...

Dave Ball, Soft Cell's influential member, has died at 66, leaving a legacy of synth-pop hits and a love for 80s club culture ...