On Thursday, Oct. 23, PEOPLE confirmed the news of his death, which was shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond on Instagram "As many of you are aware, Dave has been ill for a long while and ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. Ball, who had been battling health issues in recent years, ...

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 ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23 PEOPLE confirmed news of his death, which was also shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond Soft Cell co-founder and "Tainted Love" hitmaker Dave Ball has died at the age ...