Tory Lanez

Who are Tory Lanez parents?

Sonstar Peterson (father)

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Daystar, widely known as Tory Lanez, was actually brought up by his father. Sonstar was a preacher, and later he was appointed as an ordained minister. Sonstar is of Barbadian origin. After the death of Sonstar’s mother, Tory chose the wrong way; he started to smoke marijuana and missed lessons at school. His father sent him to his grandmother’s residence, but later his granny refused from the troubled teenager, and he had to care about without her support. Soon he started his career as a musician.

In spite of all of the troubles, Sonstar and Tory Lanez have never lost their connection. Till now they are very close, and Mr. Peterson is very proud of his son.

Sonstars is famous in his area of activity, too. His parishioners name him “The Man of God”. Previously he presented a book “Destiny of the Black Race”.

Currently, Tory’s father lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his second wife and their two small kids. He understands his son’s love for music because in his youth Sonstar was a professional dancer. He performed on TV.

Luella Peterson (mother)

His mother was African-Dutch. She grew up at the Dutch Caribbean region. Her name was Luella Peterson. She got married Sonstar Peterson and both immigrated to Canada, where their son Daystar was born. The rapper was quite close to his mom, whom he tragically lost at the age of 11. Luella died from an unknown disease. That event impacted the boy, and he tried to find consolation in music.

Tory Lanez siblings

Destiny Peterson (sister)

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He has a sister, who is also in music. The girl is publicly known under the name DSTNY. Her real name is Destiny Peterson. Her father Sonstar is proud of her not less, than of his son. Sonstar believes, that his daughter knows, what’s right and what’s wrong and he doesn’t press her.

The young singer has warm relationships with her brother. She is the member of his music team “One Umbrella”.

He has two younger half-siblings from his father’s side. 

Bio

Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. He began releasing mixtapes in 2009 and later issued albums including “I Told You,” “Memories Don’t Die,” “Chixtape 5” and “Alone at Prom.”

Lanez was convicted in December 2022 of three felony charges connected to the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion and was sentenced in 2023 to ten years in prison. A California appeals court affirmed the conviction in November 2025. He survived a prison stabbing in May 2025 and remained incarcerated in 2026. Lanez has one son, Kai, and has not publicly confirmed a current partner.