Zevakin and Valting search for single companions on the streets in new Elisa dating show

Andrei Zevakin and Robin Valting are launching a new dating series "Zevakin & Valting: Street Dating" in collaboration with Elisa, where single participants are matched with potential partners directly from the streets, festivals and public events across Estonia. According to the show's creators, this is a first-of-its-kind format in Estonia. The Elisa original series will premiere in autumn 2026.

Estonian television viewers are about to see a new dating series that promises to find romance not through applications and algorithms, but through actual streets and festivals. Andrei Zevakin and Robin Valting are producing the series "Zevakin & Valting: Street Dating" in collaboration with Elisa, which according to the show's creators presents a previously unseen format in Estonia.

Eight singles, one summer

The show centres on eight single participants whom Zevakin and Valting will help find partners while travelling around Estonia. In each episode, the hosts accompany one participant to a new city, region or public event to find a potential partner directly from the street. Participants will experience speed dating, unexpected choices, fun challenges and humorous surprises.

"When you're single, how often does it happen that two matchmakers pick you up in their car and go around looking for a partner with you? That's exactly what we're going to do. We'll drive around Estonia and want to prove that great connections can happen outside of apps and algorithms," says Andrei Zevakin.

According to Robin Valting, there is no reason for those who typically find dating shows uncomfortable to shy away from participating. "This is not a show where you have to have uncomfortable conversations for hours. We've created a playful format where you get laughs, surprises and genuine connections with people. If you find love, that's fantastic. If not, you'll at least have the coolest summer experience and plenty of new friendships," Valting explains.

Elisa original series this autumn

The show is being produced as an Elisa original series and will premiere in autumn 2026. Toomas Ili, content manager at Elisa, emphasises that the goal is to offer viewers something truly new. "Zevakin & Valting: Street Dating combines humour, spontaneity and real people's stories in a way that hasn't been seen in Estonian dating shows before. It's lighthearted summer entertainment where the most important things are genuine meetings and sincere emotions," Ili says.

The search for participants is currently open, and all singles who are ready to trust fate, spontaneity and the two hosts' matchmaking skills are invited to apply.