Soft Cell

Soft Cell is an electronic music duo that came to prominence in the early 80s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and influential multi-platinum debut ''Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret''. In the UK, they had five Top 5 hits, including "Bedsitter", "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", "Torch" and "What!", and also had four Top 20 albums between 1981 and 1984. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

13/08/1981
Tainted Love
Mimed Performance

LAST

28/05/2006
Tainted Love
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
28/05/2006	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
07/02/2003	The Night Mimed Performance
1981 Reunion	Tainted Love Music Event Performance
06/09/1996	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
12/10/1995	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
30th Anniversary Special	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
16/05/1991	Tainted Love '91 Music Video
Review of the 80s	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
25 Years of Top of the Pops	Say Hello Wave Goodbye Music Video
01/03/1984	Down In The Subway Music Video
20th Anniversary Special	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
22/09/1983	Soul Inside Mimed Performance
Christmas 1982 - Part 1	Torch Mimed Performance
09/12/1982	Where The Heart Is Mimed Performance
19/08/1982	What? Mimed Performance
10/06/1982	Torch Mimed Performance
27/05/1982	Torch Mimed Performance
18/02/1982	Say Hello Wave Goodbye Music Video
04/02/1982	Say Hello Wave Goodbye Music Video
New Years Eve 1981	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
03/12/1981	Bedsitter Mimed Performance
19/11/1981	Bedsitter Music Video
10/09/1981	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
03/09/1981	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
27/08/1981	Tainted Love Mimed Performance
13/08/1981	Tainted Love Mimed Performance

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