Sonja N. Durham (7 October 1975 - 19 May 2017) was Lady Gaga's executive director since 2009 and a close friend of her. She died on May 19th, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA after a long battle with stage IV breast cancer.
Sonja started working with Gaga in November of 2009 for The Monster Ball tour as a Production Coordinator and as Backstage Coordinator in March of 2010. She became Executive Assistant in January of 2011. Finally, Sonja became Managing Director in January of 2013.
Related with Lady Gaga
- She is credited on the Monster Ball Tour DVD and Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson.
- Sonja did the instructional voice at the beginning of "G.U.Y.", the third single from ARTPOP (2013).
- She passed away while Gaga was filming A Star Is Born (2018).