BY BRIAN BONITTO–
Associate Editor —
OMI
OMI certainly has a lot to cheer about. His single, Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn remix), is certified four-time platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry.
A platinum designation is given when a song’s sales reach the 600,000 mark.
The singer said he was unaware of the latest milestone but was elated at the acknowledgement.
“Wow. Wow. I am very honored and very proud of the entire team behind the whole thing, and the people who have been there from the get go. It’s a wonderful feeling. It brings to mind the phrase ‘quality over quantity’. Cheerleader was a smash [hit], as many people all over the world would have shared their view of it and given their support to it. It’s a good feeling and we’re still celebrating the fruits of that,” he told the Jamaica Observer on the weekend.
“This has solidified the foundation for so many other great things to happen, as it already did. But it continues to add cement to that foundation. This is really a great way to enter that new year. It is going to open a lot of doors to so many other things,” he continued.
Cheerleader was produced by Clifton “Specialist” Dillon and recorded at Oufah Recording Studio in Kingston in 2012. Two years later, German DJ/producer Felix Jaehn remixed the single, which was re-released by Ultra Music. Its four-time platinum certification was awarded in August.
In May, Cheerleader has amassed more one billion views on Spotify — a first for any Jamaican artiste — and is the most searched for song on Shazam.
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