{"id":2110998,"date":"2025-10-23T18:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110998"},"modified":"2025-10-23T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:22:59","slug":"david-ball-of-soft-cell-dies-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/david-ball-of-soft-cell-dies-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ball of Soft Cell dies at 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One half of the 80s new wave duo Soft Cell, David Ball, has died at the age of 66.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He passed away in his sleep, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2025\/oct\/23\/dave-ball-hitmaker-as-one-half-of-soft-cell-dies-aged-66\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Guardian reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Guardian reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ball met His creative partner with Soft Cell, lead singer Marc Almond, while they were college students in 1979 in Leeds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just two years later \u2014 the duo had the number one hit in the UK with \u201cTainted Love.\u201d It soon spread all over the world and the track remains a popular choice at karaoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Almond, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softcell.co.uk\/dave-ball-tribute?fbclid=IwY2xjawNnQiBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwRmdmVDhIbzhHTUdlSU8xAR5SIO7unIRyCEL0CyHayDfCmu3cDlZRJOyfcbQa5hCgwDA1vLQnHMPsjCKxSg_aem_Iogm5yR2HRaP4tJTZjsYzQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote a lengthy tribute;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote a lengthy tribute<\/a> on their website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThank you Dave for being an immense part of my life and for the music you gave me. I wouldn\u2019t be where I am without you,\u201d he ends the thoughtful note with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The duo recently reunited for a 2025 tour which included a stop at Northerly Island on June 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Almond noted that the pair just finished their new album which is scheduled to be out next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story will be updated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WGN-TV.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WGN-TV. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One half of the 80s new wave duo Soft Cell, David Ball, has died at the age of 66. He passed away in his sleep, The Guardian reports. 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