Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A three-photo collage of Dave Ball and Marc Almond of Soft Cell. Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and ...

Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist half of the 1980s synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. The group hit the Top 10 in 1982 with their new wave cover of "Tainted Love," a 1964 song by ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23, PEOPLE confirmed the news of his death, which was shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond on Instagram "As many of you are aware, Dave has been ill for a long while and ...

Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who performed alongside Marc Almond in the influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died yesterday (October 22). The band’s publicist, Debbie ...

Soft Cell star Dave Ball has sadly died at the age of 66. Dave's representatives said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday." His cause of death is yet to be released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Ball, right, with Marc Almond of Soft Cell in London in 1981. (Fin Costello / Redferns) David Ball of Soft Cell, whose ...

Dave Ball, one-half of the electronic music duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. The electronic music pioneer passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday 22 October, ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23 PEOPLE confirmed news of his death, which was also shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond Soft Cell co-founder and "Tainted Love" hitmaker Dave Ball has died at the age ...

Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died. He was 66. Marc Almond, Ball’s music partner and the other half of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English electronic music producer and one-half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, Dave Ball, has passed away at 66 years old. He’s ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23 PEOPLE confirmed news of his death, which was also shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

English electronic music producer and one-half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, Dave Ball, has passed away at 66 years old. He’s also known for being a part of the acid house act The Grid. Ball “passed ...