Marc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell band mate Dave Ball, who died Wednesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball’s death.

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 ...

English producer and electronic musician David James Ball, better known as Dave Ball, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on October 22, 2025, after years of ill health.

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 announced ...

Dave Ball, one of the founding members of the British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has passed away at the age of 66. The news was shared by his longtime bandmate and singer Marc Almond, who posted an ...

Later this year, the veteran super-producer Trevor Horn will release his new all-star covers album Echoes – Ancient & Modern. Horn has teamed up with a bunch of famous singers, most of whom are past ...

When Marc Almond and David Ball formed Soft Cell, shortly after meeting while studying at Leeds Polytechnic art school in the late ’70s, the duo also began recording a number of cover songs. There was ...

Patrick Wolf has announced that ex-Soft Cell star Mark Almond and former Atari Teenage Riot frontman Alec Empire will be his special guests at an upcoming live show. The singers will perform at Wolf's ...

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