Tarsame Singh Saini, also known as Taz Stereo Nation and previously Johnny Zee, was a British singer, composer and actor of Indian descent.
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Taz Stereo was the lead singer of the pop band Stereo Nation which was formed in 1996 and is credited with being the pioneer of cross-cultural Asian fusion music.
Taz Stereo 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.
To date, all but two of Taz Steros’s albums have received gold platinum and multi-platinum discs and his most successful album to date is Slave II Fusion, released in 2000, which includes many of his most well-known hit songs including:
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- “Pyar Ho Gaya”,
- “Nachenge Saari Raat”, and
- “Gallan Gorian”.

Taz Stereo’s career has seen him win some awards and in, he won “Best International Artist” at the UK Asian Music Awards.
In 2008, Taz Stereo returned with his new album Jawani on the Rocks and hit singles from this album include “Meri Nazron Mein Tu Hain” and “Hai Hai Jawani”.
In 2010, Taz Stereo released his album, Twist & Shout, which was a success.
In 2007, Taz Stereo made his film debut with Don’t Stop Dreaming, for which he also composed the soundtrack and did the playback singing.
Sadly, Taz Stereo passed away on April 29, 2022 following liver failure.
Taz Stereo has over the years, kept his personal life discreet and as a result, his marital status is not known.


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