![]() Īfter the chart failure of "Memorabilia", Phonogram Records allowed Soft Cell to record a second and final single in an attempt to score a chart success. The duo have sold in excess of ten million records world-wide. Their track "Memorabilia" earned recognition for the band as pioneers of the synth-oriented techno genre. ![]() Soft Cell's songs have been covered by several artists, including David Gray, Coil and Nine Inch Nails. They held a reunion concert in London on 30 September 2018, stating it would be their last live UK performance as a duo but that they may still perform abroad and record together. In 1984, the duo split however, they reformed in 2001 to tour and release a new album. They also had four top 20 albums between 19. In the United Kingdom, Soft Cell had twelve top 40 hits, including "Tainted Love" (number 1), " Torch" (number 2), " Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", " What" (both number 3), and " Bedsitter" (number 4). The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of " Tainted Love" and their platinum-selling debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. ![]() The duo consisted of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. Synthpop, new wave, minimal synth, electronic
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