Tatjana Besson

Tatjana Besson (born in 1961 in Eisleben) is the ex-singer and bassist for Die Firma and ex-singer and bassist for the German band Freygang, which disbanded in 2019 following its frontman, Andre Greiner-Pol's death in 2008.

She spent time with Die Firma in the Eimer club on Rosenthalerstraße 68. The Eimer was a previously unoccupied building that punks and musicians, including Rammstein members, squatted in in the GDR.

Tatjana is the mother of the actor and model, Merlin Esra Besson, who was born in 1992. His father is Richard Kruspe.

Following the release of the Stasi files, Tatjana revealed that she had been an informant for several years, operating under the code name "Kim".

According to Jonas Soubeyrand, Tatjana suffered a severe stroke in November of 2024.

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