Akon said he doesn't know... his age

Akon has a birth certificate, but he says his age is still a mystery... And he'd rather keep it that way.

He said that all it's going to do is depress him. He doesn't want to know he's getting older. Then he'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. He doesn't want that.

Numerous reports have put his age between 25 to 35 years old. In 2006, he was 25. But now, he claims his birth certificate shows he was born on April 16, 1977, which would make him 31.

Some have accused Akon of trying to push back his age. Akon was born in the United States of America but spent his early life in Senegal (his family is from there).