A hit 1980s music group is set to release its final album. Soft Cell, best known for their version of “Tainted Love,” announced “Danceteria” will be released Sept. 25, via Republic of Music. It will ...

Soft Cell, the synth-pop duo made of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, had a huge anniversary on Sept. 5, celebrating 43 years since their cover of "Tainted Love" hit the No. 1 spot ...

Soft Cell recorded 'Tainted Love' after Marc Almond heard it playing in a club, deciding to put their own personal spin on it ...

One of the biggest hits of the 1980s didn't become a worldwide sensation until 17 years after it was first recorded. But the song refused to disappear. Nearly a decade later, British DJ Richard ...

Soft Cell's final studio album will be a "fitting farewell" to late musician Dave Ball, his bandmate Marc Almond has said.

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist in the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, who enjoyed a massive worldwide hit with their 1981 cover of Gloria Jones' song "Tainted Love," has died, according to the BBC. No ...

Synth-pop favorites Human League, Alison Moyet and Soft Cell delivered an '80s dance party. Find out which moments stole the ...

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 announced ...

His family said he died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Oct. 22, the BBC reported. No official cause of death was released, but Variety reported he had serious health complications after ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died at the age of 66 - just weeks after completing a new album. Ball's representative confirmed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home" on Wednesday ...