<P> Rachel ( Lea Michele ) confides in Jesse ( Jonathan Groff ) of her lifelong dream to discover the identity of her mother . While they are searching through boxes of records from her basement , Jesse takes a cassette tape from his jacket and pretends that it came from the box . The tape is labeled as a message from mother to daughter . Rachel refuses to listen to the tape , stating that she is not ready . Jesse later meets with Shelby Corcoran ( Idina Menzel ) , the coach of Vocal Adrenaline , who reveals that she is Rachel 's biological mother , but a contractual agreement with Rachel 's two fathers prevents her from meeting with Rachel until Rachel is 18 . Jesse reveals that though he had `` befriended '' Rachel just to get more acting practice , he had actually started liking her . She implores Jesse to convince Rachel to listen to the tape . Back at Rachel 's house , Jesse starts the tape playing as Rachel enters her bedroom , then leaves her to listen to it . On the tape , Shelby sings `` I Dreamed a Dream '' , leading to a duet with Rachel in a dream sequence , ending with Rachel back in her room in tears . </P>
<P> Rachel ( Lea Michele ) confides in Jesse ( Jonathan Groff ) of her lifelong dream to discover the identity of her mother . While they are searching through boxes of records from her basement , Jesse takes a cassette tape from his jacket and pretends that it came from the box . The tape is labeled as a message from mother to daughter . Rachel refuses to listen to the tape , stating that she is not ready . Jesse later meets with Shelby Corcoran ( Idina Menzel ) , the coach of Vocal Adrenaline , who reveals that she is Rachel 's biological mother , but a contractual agreement with Rachel 's two fathers prevents her from meeting with Rachel until Rachel is 18 . Jesse reveals that though he had `` befriended '' Rachel just to get more acting practice , he had actually started liking her . She implores Jesse to convince Rachel to listen to the tape . Back at Rachel 's house , Jesse starts the tape playing as Rachel enters her bedroom , then leaves her to listen to it . On the tape , Shelby sings `` I Dreamed a Dream '' , leading to a duet with Rachel in a dream sequence , ending with Rachel back in her room in tears . </P>
who sang i dreamed a dream on glee
who sang i dreamed a dream on glee
Shelby Rachel
Shelby Rachel