Katie Melua feared psychotic breakdown would stop her making music

The singer began her career in 2000 and has gone on to release nine studio albums (Hannah McKay/PA)

Singer Katie Melua has said she feared her acute psychotic breakdown would leave her unable to make music.

The 40-year-old said she now wanted to make music “until I die” after the 2010 incident, which left her in hospital for six weeks and forced her to take a break from her career.