James Paul Stelfox (born 23 March 1976 in

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

, England) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for Starsailor.

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Stelfox first met

Ben Byrne Starsailor are an English post-Britpop band, formed in 2000. Since their formation the band has included guitarist and vocalist James Walsh, drummer Ben Byrne, bassist James Stelfox and keyboardist Barry Westhead. They are best known for t ...

ten years prior to Starsailor forming. They became friends since junior school and they went to Leigh Campus of

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and Leigh College, where they finally met Barry Westhead and James Walsh. Stelfox and Byrne started playing in the north west of England for a number of years. After their singer fell ill, James Walsh decided to join them (before, he was on a school choir). Stelfox's musically influenced by

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and

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