Jason Derulo fractured his vertebrae while rehearsing for tour in 2012. In a new podcast interview, the singer says he feared he'd died in the injury's immediate aftermath.

Jason Derulo recalled instantly fearing the worst when he stumbled and felt a "huge heat" at the site of the injury.

Jason Derulo went through the "darkest time" in his life when he broke his neck in 2013 - but during his recovery, he wrote his "most successful" record.