Datuk John Gaisah (8 April 1955 â 11 August 1981) was a Kadazandusun musician in Sabah, Malaysia. He competed in the national Bintang RTM competition in 1976, where he placed third. He was a versatile talent, being a singer, composer, lyricist, and musician.
He was confirmed dead at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu after the car he was driving was involved in a road accident in Penampang on 11 August 1981. In 2025, Jeffrey Kitingan, the then-Deputy Chief Minister I of Sabah who was also a fellow Tambunan Dusun native like him, proposed that a memorial to Gaisah should be erected in Tambunan, stating that Gaisah is still remembered as a "legendary artist" by today's generation and that a memorial would bring visitors to the area.
Among some of John Gaisah's songs are;