English producer and electronic musician Dave Ball passed away at the age of 66 on October 22, 2025, at his home in London.

A musician behind one of the biggest hits of the 1980s is dead at age 66. Dave Ball, one-half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died Wednesday, according to bandmate Marc Almond. The BBC reports Ball ...

While no cause of death was disclosed, it's reported that Ball had experienced significant health issues following a back ...

Dave Ball, who has died at the age of 66, was that musical force, creating ominous, polyphonic soundscapes to match Marc ...

Marc Almond confirmed in a statement on Thursday, October 23, that Dave Ball died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 66 in London.

Ball’s death comes just weeks after he appeared with Soft Cell for a headlining performance at a U.K. music festival.

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 ...

Soft Cell are reissuing their groundbreaking 1982 remix album Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing on June 20. The reissue features the original album remastered and the original extended versions of “Torch” and ...