Soft Cell’s breakthrough came with the release of Tainted Love, a cover of a track by northern soul artist Gloria Jones.

Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died.

Dave Ball, Soft Cell's synthesizer player who founded the New Wave band in 1981 alongside Marc Almond, died in his sleep at 66.

Dave Ball, the co-founder, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist of the English synthpop duo Soft Cell, has passed away ...

Marc Almond has issued a tribute after Soft Cell bandmate Dave Ball died aged 66. A statement on the Southport -born musician ...

ICONIC musician Dave Ball has died aged 66. The synth player and producer was best known as one half of popular 80s band Soft ...

Electronic music pioneer Dave Ball, one half of Leeds synth-pop legends Soft Cell and successful acid house act The Grid, has ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died. The musician's representative revealed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his ...

Multi-instrumentalist David Ball, who scored a No. 1 hit with 1981’s “Tainted Love” as part of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. According to a statement from his ...

Dave Ball, one half of the iconic electronic pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66, the band has confirmed in a ...

The electronic musician died on Wednesday, just days after completing the final Soft Cell album, with bandmate Marc Almond describing him as a "wonderfully brilliant musical genius".