Soft Cell star David Ball leaves £2.5m to his children following his death aged 66 just days after finishing final album with bandmate Marc Almond

▶ Daily Mail Aug 7, 2026 1h ago 👁 2 views

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His arrangement was acclaimed as crucial to the success of his band's chart-topping cover of Gloria Jones's Tainted Love in 1981, with Marc Almond on vocals. His arrangement was acclaimed as crucial to the success of his band's chart-topping cover of Gloria Jones's Tainted Love in 1981, with Marc Almond on vocals.

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