Zlatni Dečaci (Serbian Cyrillic: Златни Дечаци, trans. The Golden Boys) were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1962. The band were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. At the beginning of their career the band performed covers of foreign hits and instrumental versions of classical pieces. With their instrumental tracks they gained attention of a Dutch record label, releasing their debut record in the Netherlands, thus becoming the first Yugoslav rock band to release a record for the foreign market. In Yugoslavia the band enjoyed large mainstream popularity, being one of the most popular Yugoslav bands of the 1960s. The band's frontman Slobodan "Boba" Stefanović left Zlatni Dečaci in 1967, the group disbanding soon after. After his departure from the band, Stefanović would start a successful career as a pop singer and composer. History 1962-1967 The band was formed in 1962 by high school friends Slobodan "Boba" Stefanović (vocals), Velibor "Borko" Kacl (guitar), Predrag Lukić (organ), Dušan Banović (drums) and Vidoje "Vili" Brajović (bass guitar). All the forming members went to the same class in Belgrade's 14th Gymnasium. Initially the band was named The Tigers, because they, as they stated in an interview, "wanted a scary name which would be easily remembered and which would frighten the competition". They decided to change their name after the suggestion by national chess champion and radio personality Nikola Karaklajić, who did much to promote rock music in Yugoslavia. When Karaklajić made a visit to their school, they were introduced to him by their principal Stanijka Radošević, who described them to Karaklajić as "zlatni dečaci" (literally "golden boys", also an expression meaning "good kids"). After Karaklajić suggestion, they adopted this as the band's new name. Initially the band held rehearsals in their school's gym. They had their first live appearance after only two months of rehearsals, on a celebration in their school. Soon after, in February 1963, the band got an invitation to perform on Sunday dances in Belgrade club Euridika. The band rehearsed in the club. The members of Saša Radojčić's jazz trio also held their rehearsals in the club, and would occasionally give some lessons and advice to the members of Zlatni Dečaci. On the dances held at Euridika, Stefanović performed both with Zlatni Dečaci and with Saša Radojčić's jazz trio. Initially Zlatni Dečaci performed in yellow shirts with a "ZD" emblem, and later got black and