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 ...

Soft Cell have announced a tour of Australia for April 2025 – their first ever, 46 years after they originally formed. The Leeds synthpop duo will belatedly celebrate the 40th anniversary of their ...

Dave Ball, one half of iconic synthpop duo Soft Cell, has died after a long illness. He was 66. The news was shared via his bandmate Marc Almond, who wrote a lengthy tribute: It is hard to write this, ...

David 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 ...

Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond ...

His family said he died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Oct. 22, the BBC reported. No official cause of death was released, but Variety reported he had serious health complications after ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died at the age of 66 - just weeks after completing a new album. Ball's representative confirmed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home" on Wednesday ...

Soft Cell star Dave Ball has been praised as a “wonderfully brilliant musical genius” by his bandmate Marc Almond, following his death aged 66. Ball’s death was confirmed by the band on Thursday, with ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died. The musician's representative revealed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home" on Wednesday (22.10.25) at the age of 66, with his bandmate Marc ...

Some songs are able to stand the test of time. We know where we were when we first heard them, and some people have fond memories associated with the songs themselves. The 1980s were filled with ...