Overview
- Marc Almond announced the death on Instagram, stating Ball passed on Tuesday night.
- Almond said Ball had been ill for years as his health steadily declined.
- The duo’s last performance together was at the Rewind festival in Henley-on-Thames weeks ago before about 20,000 people.
- Almond said their final Soft Cell album, titled Danceteria, is completed and planned for release in spring 2026.
- Ball rose to fame with Soft Cell’s 1981 debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret and later earned hits with The Grid while also producing for Kylie Minogue and David Bowie.