On My Own ( Les Misérables ) - Wikipedia On My Own ( Les Misérables ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) `` On My Own '' is a solo from the musical Les Misérables for the part of Éponine. Beginning in the key of D major, modulating to Bb major, then ending in F major, this is the most important song for the role of Éponine. In the song, she expresses her unrequited love for the character Marius, and how she dreams of being at his side but knows his love is for Cosette and not for her. The solo did not exist in the original French show that opened in 1980. When the English version was written, the music for `` On My Own '' was adapted from the original French solo `` L'Air de la Misère '' which was sung by Fantine about her misery and suffering. In turn, Éponine 's original French solo, `` L'un Vers L'autre '', was dropped in the English version. In the later 1991 Parisian version, the title was `` Mon Histoire '' ( My story ). However, `` On My Own '' has become one of the most famous and popular songs in the musical, and Éponine has become one of its most popular characters. The first actress to play Éponine ( English version ) on stage was Frances Ruffelle ; her version of `` On My Own '' is preserved on both the Original London and Broadway cast albums. It has appeared in many famous events outside of Les Misérables. Michelle Kwan skated to `` On My Own '' during the 1997 Skate America competition as well as the 1998 Tokyo Golden Gala. The character of Joey Potter in Dawson 's Creek, played by Katie Holmes, sang this song at a talent show phase of a beauty show, ( Season 1, Episode 12 ) in which she participated. In the pilot episode of Glee, the character of Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele, sang this song as her audition piece for the New Directions glee club, this version charted at number 42 in Ireland and 73 in the UK. Singer Joey Sontz recorded `` On My Own '' for his debut album `` Chasing The Dream '' in 2012. For her audition for Miss Saigon, the then 17 - year - old Lea Salonga chose to sing the song and was later asked to sing `` Sun and Moon '' from Miss Saigon, impressing the audition panel. Salonga has sometimes credited `` On My Own '' as the starting point of her international career. References Jump up ^ `` Glee Cast -- On My Own ''. aCharts.us. Retrieved February 16, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Behr, Edward and Mark Steyn, The Story of Miss Saigon, New York : Arcade Publishing, 1991 ''. Jump up ^ Pierce, Scott. `` Stars reveal song that changed their lives in new TV series '', The Salt Lake Tribune, March 30, 2012, accessed July 10, 2016 Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Characters Jean Valjean Javert Fantine Cosette Marius Éponine Enjolras Gavroche Thénardiers Bishop Myriel Patron - Minette Friends of the ABC Film adaptations 1909 1917 1925 1934 1935 1948 1952 1958 1978 1982 1995 1998 2012 Concerts 1995 Other adaptations Musical Radio Les Misérables : Shōjo Cosette Jean Val Jean Beedala Patlu ( 1950 ) Ezhai Padum Padu ( 1950 ) Kundan ( 1955 ) Duppathuge Dukka ( 1956 ) Beedala Patlu ( 1972 ) Television adaptations 1974 telenovela 2000 miniseries 2014 telenovela Songs and soundtracks Songs from Les Misérables `` Do You Hear the People Sing ? '' `` I Dreamed a Dream '' `` On My Own '' `` One Day More '' `` Suddenly '' Les Misérables : Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Related Fantine ( 1886 painting ) This show tune - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=On_My_Own_ ( Les_Misérables ) &oldid = 822874327 '' Categories : Songs from musicals Works based on Les Misérables Songs with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer Show tune stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2014 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 29 January 2018, at 00 : 32. About Wikipedia

Question: which character in les miserables sings on my own
Answer: Éponine