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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as one half of Soft Cell, dies aged 66

Dave Ball, who has died aged 66.
Dave Ball, who has died aged 66. Photograph: Mike Owen

Dave Ball, who as one half of Soft Cell brought dark, cutting-edge synth-pop to the masses, has died aged 66.

Representatives for the musician said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday”. No cause of death was given.

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