Chapel Hart strikes golden notes at ‘AGT’ audition

A golden buzzer moment last night on “America’s Got Talent” featuring a musical act from right here in South Mississippi.

The nationally televised scene served as the coming out party for Chapel Hart — a trio of women from Poplarville. The group’s name was inspired by a local place of worship — Hart’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

Chapel Hart admits three months was a long time to keep the secret about how they fared in the AGT auditions — when they blew the roof off the place with their original song “You Can Have Him Jolene.”

The song serves as a sequel of sorts to the Dolly Parton country hit.

“You couldn’t really make out all of the faces when the lights in your face, you can hear the people clapping along,” said Trea Swindle.

And even though the season’s individual golen buzzers had already been given out, the judges and host Terry Crews spontaneously decided on a collective one — to the joy of the group and the crowd.

“So I’m trying to, like, hold back the tears,” said Danica Hart. “As you see like the gold confetti going down. It’s like, this is not serious and the tears just flew.”

After several years looking for their breakthrough moment, sisters Devynn and Danica and their cousin Tree finally have one.

“For every single judge to agree and say that this is magic enough to give a Golden Buzzer was a moment of validation,” Danica Hart said.

The Golden Buzzer ensures that Chapel Hart will go through to next month’s live shows — with the challenge of topping themselves.

“After this moment, we just know, it has to be big, y’know?” said Danica Hart.