Singer-songwriter Mallary Hope’s songs have
been recorded by country teen stars Danielle
Bradbery and Lauren Alaina and she has
released two of her own singles, but she says
she plans to put more emphasis on her singing
career in 2014.
This image is taken from NBC’s commercial featuring Cohutta, Ga., native Mallary Hope’s song “My Day” and depicting scenes of inspirational Olympic moments.IF YOU WATCHWhat: Winter OlympicsWhen: Feb. 6-23Where: Sochi, RussiaTV schedule: NBC, NBC Sports, MSNBC or CNBC will have Olympic programming at some point every day throughout the games; check local listings for details.
When Mallary Hope wrote the song “My Day” in 2009, she was having a bad day, disheartened that her music career hadn’t taken off.
The song was her personal pick-me-up.
“I was at a point in my career where I was feeling down, felt like I had failed,” said Hope, 26, a native of Cohutta, Ga. “I wanted to write a song that spoke to me and everybody else out there who feels they’ve tried all they can, gone after their dream and it doesn’t take you where you want to go. I wanted to write an anthem for the underdogs.”
Fast-forward five years and “My Day” is now the anthem for U.S. Olympic hopefuls competing next month in the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.