Dave Ball, whose full name was David James Ball, released his first solo album, In Strict Tempo, in 1983. Some of the artists ...

Dave Ball, who has died aged 66, was the keyboards man in Soft Cell, the synthpop duo who took the early Eighties pop scene ...

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to ...

David Ball, an electronic musician, passed away on October 22, 2025, at the age of 66. Here's what caused his untimely death.

One half of the duo Soft Cell, known for their cover of “Tainted Love,” has died. David Ball was 66 years old. His family ...

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, ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist in the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, who enjoyed a massive worldwide hit with their 1981 cover of ...

Soft Cell’s Dave Ball, a pioneer of British synth-pop and one half of the duo behind Tainted Love, has died at the age of 66, days after completing the band’s final album Danceteria.

Dave Ball, a producer and half of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, whose 1981 single “Tainted Love” became one of the ...

David Ball, co-founder of Soft Cell and co-creator of the 1981 synth-pop classic “Tainted Love,” has died at 66. Marc Almond ...