Carl Thomas is an American R&B singer.
Thomas attended Aurora East High School. Thomas sang around Chicago and became a member of The Formula. He branched out however, and traveled to New York where he sang at clubs during open-mic nights. One such performance caught the eye of Sean "Puffy" Combs who signed Thomas to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1997.
With the single "I Wish

I Wish (Carl Thomas song)

I Wish is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Carl Thomas. The hit song spent six weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and also peaked at number twenty on the pop charts.-Remixes:...

" released in late 1999, topping the R&B charts for six consecutive weeks, creating strong interest Emotional

Emotional (Carl Thomas album)

Emotional is the debut album by R&B singer Carl Thomas, released on April 18, 2000 from Bad Boy/LaFace/Arista Records.Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000"....

his debut album was released April 18, 2000.