Pop sensation Tarsame Singh aka Taz dies at 54

British-Asian singer Tarsame Singh, better known as Taz, died yesterday at the age of 54 in the United Kingdom. The 1990s pop sensation had been suffering from hernia and liver failure and had slipped into a coma, which he came out of in March. 

The news was confirmed by filmmaker Gurinder Chadha on Twitter. She shared a picture with Singh, writing, “Heartbroken to hear that a pioneer of the British-Asian music scene has just left us. You cannot underestimate my excitement on hearing Hit The Deck. God bless you.” 

Singh made a name for himself with his debut album Hit The Deck in 1989. But he acquired fame in India in 1996 with his album Stereo Nation. The song ‘Don’t Break My Heart’ had become a rage and it also ‘inspired' a few songs in the Hindi films of the time such as Mohabbat (1997) and Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (1998). 

Singh was supposed to undergo surgery for a hernia but, as per reports, it got delayed because of the pandemic and his condition worsened. 

Fellow pop singer Bally Sagoo offered his condolences on Twitter. “RIP brother Taz Singh. You will truly be missed,” he wrote.