James Walsh (born 9 June 1980, Chorley, Lancashire, England) is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and frontman of the band Starsailor.

When he was aged 12 he started to play the piano and by the time he was 14 he wrote his own songs; he enjoyed listening to groups like The Charlatans, Oasis and Jeff Buckley. A shy and lonely personality, he looked for artists that had, or have, an influence on the musicians of his generation.