Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Nigerian singer and songwriter Yemi Alade has opened up about her personal struggles, revealing how she fell into depression at some point.

The 36-year-old disclosed this during an interview with Nigerian filmmaker and TV host Chude Jideonwo, which he posted on his Instagram page on Thursday night.

She described the period as one of the darkest moments of her life.

The Ondo-born artiste also admitted that she once struggled to accept her real age.

The "Johnny" hitmaker noted: "There was a time someone asked me my age and I realised I kept saying for three years that I'm 22. Then I realised I was 25. I took out my phone and I did the mathematics. Whatever year that was, I did it from 1989. I was depressed for a few ...