Bijele Strijele were formed in the summer of 1961 by young men who met at a youth work action of building the floodbanks on the Sava river.

Pavlović was replaced by Zlatko Sović, Banfić moved to bass guitar and the band was joined by keyboardist Dražen Susić.

[7] However, at this time, the band also started incorporating more of their original material into their set lists, which brought them large popularity with the country's young audience.

[7] The band's second EP record, Prilika za ljubav (A Chance for Love), released in 1963, featured the song "Lađica" ("Little Boat"), written by famous Soviet composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi; in 1962 he heard Bijele Strijele perform in hotel Zagreb in Opatija, he liked their performance and wrote the song "Lađica" for them.

[7] For their following release, a 7-inch single released also in 1963, they recorded the songs "Mrzim taj dan" ("I Hate that Day"), which was a cover of Ray Charles song "Unchain My Heart", and "Ritam želje" ("Rhythm of Desire"), written by Marija Renota and Peter Pešev.

[7] "Mrzim taj dan" featured an original arrangement for the time, opening with a sound of church organ.

[7] During 1963, the band was hired by the Yugoslav sewing machine factory Bagat to record a promotional single.

[7] At the end of the year, Banfić and Škrinjarić left Bijele Strijele and were replaced by former Bezimeni members Janko Mlinarić "Truli" and Radovan "Braco" Krajnović respectively, and the band was also joined by guitarist Slaven Rački.

[7] After Bijele Strijele split up, Mario Šrkinjarić moved to the band Jutarnje Zvijezde (Morning Stars).