Romanian artist Smiley's recent song Dead Man Walking has caused quite a stir in the local tabloid media, as the song is supposedly inspired by his recent breakup from TV star, Laura Cosoi.

Irrespective of what inspired him to write the song, Smiley's new track is not the sad ballad that might be expected, but rather a catchy summer beat that will surely be one of the stars of the local music scene in Romania this year.

The song is in English and the lyrics are quite telling. The song's new video is a different story. It is a cool mix of dance scenes, with Smiley playing both the dumped man and the singer for whom there is a silver lining. The video also features elements of augmented reality, via an Android or iOS app, called HaHaHa Reality, which recognizes a graphic marker include in the video, making it the first video with augmented reality worldwide, the producers say.

Smiley, by his real name Andrei Tiberiu Maria, is a Romanian singer, song writer, entertainer and producer who has been in the public eye both as part of the band Simplu and as a solo artist. His production company is called HaHaHa Production.

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(photo source: Smiley's Facebook page)