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

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist in hit ‘80s British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. The duo was best known for ...

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

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably ...

Soft Cell's second single, “Tainted Love” topped the charts in the U.K. and 17 countries around the world and was certified ...

Soft Cell was renowned for its 1981 cover of “Tainted Love,” a massive hit that brought electronic music to a mainstream ...

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, ...

Ball’s death came after Soft Cell played for more than 20,000 fans while headlining Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames in ...

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 ...

The pop music world learned of the unforeseen passing of an ’80s legend. David Ball, one half of popular group Soft Cell, died on Tuesday, according to bandmate Marc Almond. “It is hard to write this, ...