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OMI is confident he can recreate the success of 'Cheerleader'.
The 28-year-old musician believes he has the ability to write another hit single, having already topped charts around the world this year with his catchy tune.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "If I did it already I can do it again."
The singer - whose real name is Omar Pasley - continued to say he isn't sweating over making new music because he doesn't feel "pressured" to write hits.
He said: "I just think it's all about being in that and element of creativity that I was in. I wrote the song, 'I' wrote one of the biggest songs, and that's how I keep reminding myself not to be complacent but the fact that you know, 'hey, dude, you wrote one of the biggest songs, you did that' so I mean, I keep reminding myself of that so as not to be pressured."
And although his fame has rocketed in the past few months with the success of 'Cheerleader' - which has sold over a million copies in the UK - OMI is staying "grounded" with the help of his loyal pals.
Speaking ahead of his Isle of MTV Malta performance - which will be broadcast internationally on MTV on August 1 - he added: "Professionally I've been doing music for seven years but I've always been in the studio developing my catalogue and recording and taking my music very seriously, and trying never to lose the music no matter how much fame or fortune comes with it.
"It is weird, you know, but I have very grounded people around me, people with solid moral values, you know, they keep me in line and I try to keep myself open to being in line. That's very important. You know my manager is like a father figure to me."

One Direction have launched a campaign to tackle global issues.
The 'Story Of My Life' hitmakers have announced their Action/1D manifesto, asking their fans to describe the kind of world they want to live in by sharing powerful pieces including film and photos using the #action1D hashtag on their social media channels.
The four-piece group said: "Time and again our fans have shown how creative and powerful they can be when they unite and that's why we want to all join together to speak out and hopefully make a real and lasting change to the world around us.
"Young people really do have the power to help end poverty, tackle inequality and to stop dangerous climate change. Now is the time for us to unite, take action and raise our voices to show that we care about the future of our planet."
The campaign is part of action/2015 - a global citizens' movement - which aims to make 2015 the year when world leaders set the agenda to end extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.
One Direction join a host of high profile figures including Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Malala Yousafzai, Sir Richard Branson, Shakira, Ben Affleck, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono who have pledged their support for action/2015.

Fifth Harmony want to collaborate with Sam Smith.
The five-piece girl group - comprised of Dinah Jane Hansen, Ally Brooke Hernandez, Camila Cabello, Normani Kordei and Lauren Jauregui - are huge fans of the 23-year-old musician and have named him as the singer at the top of the list of artists they would like to work with.
Asked about their dream collaborator, Dinah exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I would say Sam Smith. I love how much soul he has and I feel if we could collaborate with him that would be a great collab and to just share some ballads with him would be awesome."
The girls - whose single 'Worth It' featuring Kid Ink is out now through SYCO Music - met the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker at the VMAs in 2014 and said he was "cute" during their quick conversation.
Dinah continued: "He actually tweeted us a couple times - and I actually low-key died - but we also met him at last year's VMAs. As we were walking on stage we walked past him and I remember him standing up and it was like a quick hello, like a quick meet, he's so cute."
And being a fan of his soulful music, the 18-year-old member said the group - whose album 'Reflection' will be released on Friday (10.07.15) - are "striving" to have the same level of success as the four-time Grammy Award winner.
She added: "The dream is to have as much success as he has had, we're just striving to get on that level."

Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson have teamed up with Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley to write a track.
The two One Direction members and the 'Somewhere Only We Know' hitmaker have penned the song 'Adeline' which has been registered under their names.
According to The Sun newspaper, a source said: "Liam, Louis and Tim met up for a secret writing session last year."
However, Liam and Louis are not planning on singing it themselves and are instead hoping to give it to a new artist.
The source continued: "The song won't be used by One Direction but there's a good chance Louis could give it to one of the artists signed to his new record label."
Tim, 39, already has an impressive CV with previous collaborations with Kylie Minogue and Gary Barlow under his belt.
Meanwhile, since former band member Zayn Malik's departure, Liam, Louis, Niall Horan and Harry Styles have been working on material for their new album.
Speaking about the band's world tour, 21-year-old Harry teased a "new identity" for the group.
He told Entertainment Weekly: "We're currently recording and writing our next album, so we'll be working on that. The songs are coming together quickly, so we're buzzing with the new stuff.
"It carries a slightly new identity, but I think it's an obvious change from ('Four') in a positive way. We've branched out and worked with different writers, and we've got some great songs!"

Brandon Flowers and Iggy Pop will feature on New Order's new album. The rockers will be joined by The Killers frontman and 68-year-old singer/songwriter on their forthcoming studio record 'Music Complete', which will be their first release in over a d...

Beyonce is the inspiration behind a new 226-metre high skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia.
The 33-year-old singer's curvaceous figure, as seen in the 'Ghost' music video, has provided the basis of Australian firm Elenberg Fraser's latest design.
The company said: "For those more on the art than science side, we will reveal that the form does pay homage to something more aesthetic - we're going to trust you've seen the music video for Beyoncé's 'Ghost'.
"This project is the culmination of our significant research. The complex form - a vertical cantilever - is actually the most effective way to redistribute the building's mass, giving the best results in terms of structural dispersion, frequency oscillation and wind requirements."
It's been confirmed the building will eventually accommodate 660 apartments as well as a 160-room hotel.
Meanwhile, Beyonce and her rap star husband Jay Z recently slipped down to second place, behind Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, on the list of the world's highest-paid celebrity couple.
Their combined earnings were estimated by Forbes magazine to have been $110.5 million, much of which stemmed from their money-spinning On the Run tour, which was the fifth highest grossing excursion of 2014.

Prides want to collaborate with Brandon Flowers.
The trio revealed their ultimate collaboration would be with The Killers frontman as he is "the godfather of rock-pop".
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, the boys said: "Brandon Flowers would be amazing, he is like the godfather of rock-pop, that would be amazing.
"Ellie Goulding would be awesome too, we love Ellie. Calvin Harris would be good too."
The band is currently gearing up to the release of their debut album 'The Way Back Up' on Friday (10.07.15), but lead singer Stewart Brock confessed he would have turned to reality television to launch his career if he hadn't had success with his bandmates Callum Wiseman and Lewis Gardiner.
He said: "If I wasn't in the band now I can almost say for certain I would be on 'The X Factor'. My mum used to send me application forms every year.
"I'm not sure how well it would have gone, I think I would have been one of those who gets booted out and cries and throws a strop on Dermot O'Leary's shoulder.
"I would have sung Elton John - 'Rocket Man' or 'Your Song'.
"We love 'The X Factor' and when we were doing gigs last year we were actually gutted that we were missing the live shows every week."
For now though, the 'Higher Love' singers are focusing on their LP, which they promised shows their "emotional" side.
They added: "It's got some different vibes on there as well, a couple more emotional songs to it; we tried to push ourselves as much as we can with it."

Mark Ronson has been added to the V Festival line-up.
The 'Uptown Funk' hitmaker will headline the annual event's Our House stage alongside iconic DJ A-Trak, with the duo teaming up for an exclusive set on Sunday August 23 in Chelmsford, Essex.
Mark Ronson said: "I became a DJ because I fell in love with hip-hop, while growing up in New York and listening to all the legendary NY DJ's, like Red Alert, Funk Flex & Stretch Armstrong. I wanted to bring a taste of that musical heritage to V Festival this year. I cannot wait to perform on Virgin Media's Our House stage with my homeboy A-Trak - it's going to be LIVE! (sic)"
The stage - which is inspired by old school block parties - will also feature drum 'n' bass stars DJ Goldie and MC GQ, as well as 'That's Not Me' rapper Skepta and a selection of other famous faces.
While Mark and A-Trak will perform at the event in Essex, Jungle will provide an exclusive headline DJ set for the crowds at V Festival Staffordshire on the same evening.
For music fans who can't be there, Mark's show will be live-streamed from the festival on Virgin Media's YouTube channel, while the telecommunications company will also provide free WiFi across the festival sites.
V Festival takes places at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, and Weston Park in Staffordshire from August 22 - 23 2015.