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Synth music legend David Ball, who was responsible for taking “Tainted Love” to the stratosphere, has died at the age of 66.

David Ball, co-founder and multi-instrumentalist of the influential English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. According to a ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball, who helped define 1980s synth-pop, dies aged 66. His final album, 'Danceteria', will be released after ...

Dave Ball, who as one half of Soft Cell brought dark, cutting-edge synth-pop to the masses, has died aged 66. Representatives ...

The electronic musician died on Wednesday, just days after completing the final Soft Cell album, with bandmate Marc Almond ...

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.

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