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Dave Ball

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One half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell best known for its No 1 single Tainted Love

When the synth-pop duo Soft Cell formed in 1977, Dave Ball, who has died in his sleep aged 66, made the perfect foil…

Far more than a mute foil to Marc Almond, Ball brought his love of northern soul and strange electronics to bear on some of Britain’s most uncompromising pop

• News: Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as o…

The musician, best known for Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, died in his sleep at home.
The electronic musician died on Wednesday, just days after completing the final Soft Cell album, with bandmate Marc Almond describing him as a 'brilliant musical genius'.

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