Tarsame Singh Saini, also known as Taz Stereo Nation and previously Johnny Zee, is currently critical and has slipped into a coma after his liver failure. The renowned singer, who is 54 years old, is currently fighting for his life at the hospital. Taz, a British singer, composer and actor of Indian descent, is the lead singer of the pop band Stereo Nation which was formed in 1996. He is credited with being the pioneer of cross-cultural Asian fusion music.

The disheartening news of his ill health was shared on Facebook by close friend Priyanka Timmins. Priyanka shared a series of photos with Taz and captioned it as, "I would kindly like to request all my friends to say a little prayer for my close friend and legendary artist Taz Singh #TazStereoNation who is currently fighting for his life he is in a coma on life support (ICU). and needs all your prayers at this moment of time. " She then informed in the comments section that Taz suffered liver failure which also affected his kidneys. 

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He first hit the charts in 1989 with the album "Hit the Deck" which spent over 36 weeks on the UK Asian pop chart at number one. The album was produced by Tom Lowry. He went on to produce many albums in the 1990s and early 2000s which were successful. To date, all but two of his albums have received gold platinum and multi-platinum discs. His most successful album to date is Slave II Fusion, released in 2000, which includes many of his most well-known hit songs including "Pyar Ho Gaya", "Nachenge Saari Raat", and "Gallan Gorian". His music videos also feature actors before they became famous. His video "Ishq" features model and actress Koena Mitra In 2005, he won "Best International Artist" at the UK Asian Music Awards.

In 2007, he made his film debut with Don't Stop Dreaming, for which he also composed the soundtrack and did the playback singing. In 2008 he returned with his new album Jawani on the Rocks. His hit singles from this album include "Meri Nazron Mein Tu Hain" and "Hai Hai Jawani". In 2010, he released his album, Twist & Shout, which was a success. The 2020 single release, "Galan Goriyan", with Dhvani Bhanushali, which is a remake of the 2000 hit song, has amassed over 10 million views on YouTube.