Marc Almond

Marc Almond is a British singer and songwriter who developed his approach to performance while studying fine art at Leeds Polytechnic. There he met Dave Ball, with whom he formed Soft Cell. Their electronic pop combined nightclub music with stories of desire, isolation and city life, reaching an international audience through Tainted Love and Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.

Almond also recorded with Marc and the Mambas and established a solo career encompassing pop, cabaret and French chanson. His recordings include interpretations of Jacques Brel and a number-one duet with Gene Pitney, Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart. Later work has included the theatrical song cycle Ten Plagues and further Soft Cell albums.